At the Indiana State Museum, you’ll discover stories unfolding in new and unexpected ways. Here, we preserve pop culture, excavate ginormous bones, and curate one-of-a-kind rarites with the power to reframe big discussions about the world you live in today — so you can shape your own ideas for a better tomorrow.
Gallery One
An Evolving Collection
Interact with our unique collection of objects in playful and unexpected ways.
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Ancient Seas
A Totally Different Indiana
Travel back millions of years to explore the underwater world.
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R.B. Annis Naturalist’s Lab
Explore Indiana's Natural History
Explore Indiana’s natural history through your senses.
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Frozen Reign
A State of Change
Explore the Ice Age, beginning with a trip through an ice tunnel beneath a glacier.
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First Nations
Indiana's Founding People
Discover how ancestors of today’s Native Americans built vibrant communities in Indiana.
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Natural Regions
Discover Diverse Landscapes
Discover Indiana’s diverse and dramatic landscapes as early European explorers would have seen them.
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Contested Territory
Indiana's Journey to Statehood
Learn how Indiana moved from territory to statehood.
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19th State
Step into pioneer Indiana
Step into pioneer Indiana and learn why and how settlers made their homes in our state.
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The Hoosier Way
People Who Lived in Early Indiana
Learn how Indiana forged its identity as it emerged from the Pioneer era.
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Crossroads of America
Connecting Through Railroads
Learn how Hoosiers connected physically through railroads and shared messages through newspapers, books and music.
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Enterprise Indiana
Contributions to U.S. Milestones
Experience American milestones through the lens of Indiana’s contributions.
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Global Indiana
Indiana's Influence on the World
Demonstrating Indiana’s influence on a global scale.
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American Originals
Hoosiers who made an impact
Visit a room filled with the faces of famous Hoosiers.
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Legacy Theater
People Who Shaped Indiana
Providing a diverse cultural experience of Black heritage in Indiana.
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