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This list of museums in Indiana is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included. Also included are non-profit and university art galleries.

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Museums[edit]

Name Location County Region Area of study Summary
Academy of Hoosier Heritage Museum Mooresville Morgan Central Local history website
Adams Mill Cutler Carroll North Mill 1845 grist mill, displays of agriculture and household tools and equipment, historic 1860s Masonic lodge room
Alexandria Monroe Township Historical Society Museum Alexandria Madison Central Local history website
Anderson Museum of Art Anderson Madison Central Art Indiana and contemporary art
Angel Mounds State Historic Site Evansville Vanderburgh South Native American
Antique Hair Museum French Lick Orange South Fashion website, vintage razors, shears, combs, hairbrushes, hair tonics, permanent-wave machines and hair, part of Tony Kendall's salon, Body Reflections
Art Museum of Greater Lafayette Lafayette Tippecanoe North Art website, collection includes 19th- and 20th-century American art with a special focus on art of Indiana
Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana Evansville Vanderburgh South Art website
Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum Columbus Bartholomew South Aviation website, military aviation history
Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum Auburn DeKalb North Automotive Dedicated to preserving cars built by the Auburn Automobile, Cord Automobile, and Duesenberg companies
Baer Field Heritage Air Park Fort Wayne Allen North Aviation website
Barker Mansion Michigan City LaPorte North Historic house
The Barns at Nappanee Nappanee Elkhart North Open air
Bartholomew County History Center Columbus Bartholomew South Local history Located in the McEwen-Samuels-Marr House, operated by the Bartholomew County Historical Society
Beck's Mill Salem Washington South Mill Restored 19th-century grist mill
Bell Aircraft Museum Mentone Kosciusko North Aviation website, life of aviation industrialist Lawrence Dale Bell, historic Bell Aircraft vehicles, history of aviation
Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site Indianapolis Marion Central Historic house Victorian home of President Benjamin Harrison
Benton House Indianapolis Marion Central Historic house Victorian home of Allen R. Benton, operated by the Irvington Historic Landmarks Foundation
Billie Creek Village Rockville Parke Central Open air Features 38 historical buildings and structures and hundred of antiques and artifacts
Billy Sunday Home Museum Winona Lake Kosciusko North Historic house 1911 Arts & Crafts bungalow, visitor center exhibits about preacher Billy Sunday
Blackford County Historical Society Museum Hartford City Blackford Central Local history website
Brauer Museum of Art Valparaiso Porter North Art Part of Valparaiso University
Brown County Art Gallery Nashville Brown South Art website, exhibits of local art
Brown County Pioneer Village Nashville Brown South Open air website, operated by the Brown County Historical Society, includes log jail, dog-trot building, doctor's office, log cabin and blacksmith shop
Buckley Homestead Lowell Lake North Living Includes agriculture museum, pioneer farm, historic farm house, school
Camp Atterbury Museum Edinburgh Johnson Central Military website, history of Camp Atterbury
CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center Terre Haute Vigo Central History The Holocaust and the power of forgiveness
Carnegie Center for Art & History New Albany Floyd South Multiple Art, local history
Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County Crawfordsville Montgomery Central Local history Themes include history, art, science and culture of Montgomery County
Carroll County Historical Museum Delphi Carroll North Local history website, operated by the Carroll County Historical Society in the Carroll County Courthouse
Cass County Historical Society Museum Logansport Cass North Local history Located in the Jerolaman-Long Home
Chellberg Farmhouse Chesterton Porter North Historic house Located in Indiana Dunes National Park, turn-of-the-20th century Swedish farmhouse, open to the public during festivals, demonstrations and ranger-guided tours
Chief Jean Baptiste de Richardville House Fort Wayne Allen North Historic house Operated by the Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society
Children's Museum of Evansville Evansville Vanderburgh South Children's
Children's Museum of Indianapolis Indianapolis Marion Central Children's Interactive hands-on exhibits about science, natural history, archaeology, dinosaurs
Circus City Museum Peru Miami North Circus website, Peru's circus history
Clay County Historical Society Museum Brazil Clay Central Local history
Cline Museum Angola Steuben North Historic house information, operated by the Steuben County Historical Society, late Victorian Queen Anne house
Clinton County Historical Museum Frankfort Clinton North Local history Operated by the Clinton County Historical Society
Coal Town and Railroad Museum Clinton Vermillion Central Local history website, open daily only during the Labor Day weekend during the Little Italy Festival
Colonel Eli Lilly Civil War Museum Indianapolis Marion Central Military Civil War museum located at the Indiana World War Memorial Plaza
Colonel William Jones State Historic Site Gentryville Spencer South Historic house Part of Lincoln State Park, early 19th century period house
Columbus Museum of Art & Design Columbus Bartholomew South Art website, exhibits of art, design and performing art
Conner Prairie Fishers Hamilton Central Living 19th-century Indiana homestead
Corydon Capitol State Historic Site Corydon Harrison South Historic site Indiana’s first state capitol
Costigan House Madison Jefferson South Historic house website, operated by Historic Madison, mid-19th century period home of architect Francis Costigan
Cragun House Lebanon Boone Central Historic house Victorian period home operated by the Boone County Historical Society
Crispus Attucks Museum Indianapolis Marion Central African American Operated by the Indianapolis Public Schools, school and local African American history[1]
Culbertson Mansion State Historic Site New Albany Floyd South Historic house 1869 Victorian mansion
David Owsley Museum of Art Muncie Delaware Central Art Part of Ball State University, houses some 11,000 works of art, 2,000+ of which are on display
Daviess County Historical Society Museum Washington Daviess South Local history website
Decatur County Museum Greensburg Decatur South Historic house website, operated by the Decatur County Historical Society, Victorian-period Lathrop/Shannon House
DeKalb County History Museum Butler DeKalb North Local history Located in a former Carnegie library[2]
The Depot History Museum & Art Gallery Beverly Shores Porter North Local history Located in a historic depot
Dr. Hutchings Office & Hospital Madison Jefferson South Historic house website, operated by Historic Madison, original late 19th century equipment and furnishings
Dr. James Ford Historic Home Wabash Wabash North Historic house website, restored 19th-century physician's home and surgery
Dr. Ted's Musical Marvels Huntingburg Dubois South Commodity website, restored mechanical musical instruments from around the world
Draft Animal Museum Auburn DeKalb North Agriculture website, operated by the DeKalb County Horsemen's Association, horse-drawn agriculture equipment and vehicles
Dubois County Museum Jasper Dubois South Local history website, county history, agriculture, military, manufacturing, German heritage, sports
Dunkirk City Public Library and Glass Museum Dunkirk Jay Central Glass website, more than 6,000 pieces from 115 factories from around the world
Earlham College Art Collection Richmond Wayne Central Art website, includes Ronald Gallery, Thorp Collection of Chinese Art in the Lilly Library, themed displays in the Landrum Bolling Center
Early Ford V-8 Foundation Museum Butler DeKalb North Automotive website, operated by the Early Ford V-8 Foundation, features Flathead V-8 engines, transmissions, rear axles, Ford memorabilia, service items, carburetors, tires & rims, clocks
Eleutherian College Lancaster Jefferson South Historic site First college in Indiana to admit students without regard to race or sex
Elkhart County Historical Museum Bristol Elkhart North Local history Period and local history exhibits, located in a former school building
Elwood Haynes Museum Kokomo Howard Central Biographical Life of inventor Elwood Haynes
Emil A. Blackmore Museum of The American Legion Indianapolis Marion Central Military website, part of the American Legion, military and Legion related items, art
Emanuel Hatfield Museum Owensburg Greene South Local history History of the Hatfield family and hunter Emmanuel Hatfield[3]
Ernie Pyle World War II Museum Dana Vermillion Central Biographical website, home of reporter Ernie Pyle, formerly the Ernie Pyle State Historic Site
Eskenazi Museum of Art Bloomington Monroe South Art Located on the IU Bloomington campus, features collection of ancient jewelry and paintings by Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock
Eugene V. Debs Home Terre Haute Vigo Central Historic house Home of union leader Eugene V. Debs
Evansville African American Museum Evansville Vanderburgh South African American website
Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science Evansville Vanderburgh South Multiple Art, history, science
Evansville Wartime Museum Evansville Vanderburgh South Military website
Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art Indianapolis Marion Central Art Native American art, Western American paintings and sculpture
Fairmount Historical Museum Fairmount Grant Central Local history website, features James Dean exhibits
Falls of the Ohio State Park Interpretive Center Clarksville Clark South Natural history
Farmer House Museum Bloomington Monroe South Historic house website, early to mid 20th-century period house
Fayette County Historical Museum Connersville Fayette Central Local history Operated by Historic Connersville[4]
Forks of the Wabash Huntington Huntington North Open air 1840s Native American, pioneer and settler life
Fort Ouiatenon West Lafayette Tippecanoe North Living Replica 18th-century early French trading post blockhouse, open on weekends in summer for living history demonstrations
Fort Vallonia Museum Vallonia Jackson South Local history website
Fort Wayne Firefighters Museum Fort Wayne Allen North Firefighting
Fort Wayne Museum of Art Fort Wayne Allen North Art Contemporary art
Fountain County War Museum Veedersburg Fountain Central Military Located in a former depot[5][6]
Freeman Field Army Airfield Museum Seymour Jackson South Military website, history of Freeman Army Airfield in World War II
Fulton County Museum Rochester Fulton North Multiple website, operated by the Fulton County Historical Society, includes local history museum, the Round Barn Museum with agriculture tools, equipment and machinery, 1900-1925 period village
Gaar Mansion Richmond Wayne Central Historic house Late 19th century Second Empire-style mansion
Gallery 924 Indianapolis Marion Central Art website, operated by the Indy Arts Council
Galleries at Peeler Greencastle Putnam Central Art website, part of the Richard E. Peeler Art Center at DePauw University
Garfield Park Arts Center Indianapolis Marion Central Art Includes exhibitions of local and regional art
Garrett Museum of Art Garrett DeKalb North Art website, local art
Garrett Historical Railroad Museum Garrett DeKalb North Railroad Located in a historic depot, includes a mail and baggage car, watchman’s shanty and a C&O caboose[7][8]
Gary Historical & Cultural Society Gary Lake North Local history website
Gas City Museum Gas City Grant Central Local history website, operated by the Gas City Historical Society
General Lew Wallace Study Crawfordsville Montgomery Central Biographical Home of author Lew Wallace
Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site Rome City Noble North Biographical Home of author Gene Stratton-Porter
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park Vincennes Knox South History Site of important campaign during the American Revolution
Greater Evansville Ball Halls of Fame Evansville Vanderburgh South Museum website
Great Lakes Museum of Military History Michigan City LaPorte North Military website
Greentown Glass Museum Greentown Howard Central Glass website, glass items produced by the Indiana Tumbler and Goblet Company
Greentown History Center Greentown Howard Central Local history website, history and culture of eastern Howard County, operated by the Greentown Historical Society
Griffith Historical Park & Museum Griffith Lake North Railroad website, operated by the Griffith Historical Society, depot museum, railroad cars, structures
Grissom Air Museum Peru Miami North Aviation website
Grouseland Vincennes Knox South Historic house Home of William Henry Harrison when he was governor of Indiana
Grover Museum Shelbyville Shelby Central Local history Operated by the Shelby County Historical Society, includes period shop and businesses displays, model train layout
Gruenewald House Anderson Madison Central Historic house Turn of the century Victorian period home
Haan Mansion Museum of Indiana Art Lafayette Tippecanoe North Art Indiana art, antique furniture and decorative items
Hagerstown Museum & Arts Place Hagerstown Wayne Central Local history website
Hallmark Ornament Museum Warsaw Kosciusko North Commodity website, part of the Party Shop, complete collection of Hallmark Cards ornaments since 1973; also known as the Prudencio/Hamrick Hallmark Ornament Museum
Hamilton County Museum of History Noblesville Hamilton Central Historic house website, Victorian=period former sheriff's residence and jail, operated by the Hamilton County Historical Society[9][10]
Hancock County Historical Society Greenfield Hancock Central Local history website, operates the Chapel in the Park Museum and the Old Log Jail Museum
Hannah Lindahl Children's Museum Mishawaka St. Joseph North Children's website
Harrison Center Indianapolis Marion Central Art [11]
Hayden Historical Museum Hayden Jennings South Local history website
Hayes Arboretum Richmond Wayne Central Natural history 466 acres, includes nature center and museum with exhibits about founder Stanley Hayes and railroad track items produced by the Hayes Track Appliance Company
Healthworks Kids Museum South Bend St. Joseph North Children's website, affiliated with the Memorial Hospital of South Bend
Henager Memories and Nostalgia Museum Buckskin Gibson South Commodity website, American and pop culture nostalgia collectibles including Western movie stars, American music, Smokey Bear, automobiles, Hollywood, Abraham Lincoln, Santa Claus
Hendricks County Historical Museum Danville Hendricks Central Local history website
Heritage House Museum Walkerton St. Joseph North Local history website, operated by the Walkerton Area Historical Society
Henry County Historical Society Museum New Castle Henry Central Local history Victorian period rooms in the Gen. William Grose House[12]
Herron Galleries Indianapolis Marion Central Art website, part of Herron School of Art and Design, includes Eleanor Prest Reese, Robert B. Berkshire and Dorit & Gerald Paul Galleries, Basile Gallery, and Marsh Gallery in Eskenazi Hall, Eskenazi Fine Arts Center gallery
Hesston Steam Museum La Porte LaPorte North Railroad Collections of railroad and steam equipment
Hillforest Aurora Dearborn South Historic house Victorian period mansion
The History Center Fort Wayne Allen North Local history Operated by the Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society
The History Museum South Bend St. Joseph North Local history website, heritage of the St. Joseph River Valley region, includes exhibits of local history, history of the University of Notre Dame, the Copshaholm mansion, a 1930s period Polish immigrant family worker's home, and the Kidsfirst Children’s Museum
Hoosier Gym Knightstown Henry Central Sports Famous for being the central location for the 1986 basketball movie Hoosiers
Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum North Judson Starke North Railroad
Hoosier Salon Carmel Hamilton Central Art Art gallery of Indiana artists
Hoosier Salon New Harmony Posey South Art Art gallery of Indiana artists
Howard County Historical Society Museum Kokomo Howard Central Local history Located in the Seiberling Mansion in the Old Silk Stocking Neighborhood
Howard L. Schrott Center for the Arts Indianapolis Marion Central Art website, part of Butler University, performing arts center with an art gallery
Howard Steamboat Museum Jeffersonville Clark South Maritime Steamboat and local history
Huddleston Farmhouse Mount Auburn Wayne Central Historic house 1841 inn and farmhouse
Huntingburg Museum Huntingburg Dubois South Local history website
Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame Jasper Dubois South Sports website, located on the campus of Vincennes University
Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame New Castle Henry Central Sports
Indiana Football Hall of Fame Richmond Wayne Central Sports
Indiana Geological and Water Survey Bloomington Monroe South Natural history Rocks, minerals, and fossils from Indiana and beyond
Indiana Experience Indianapolis Marion Central History Operated by the Indiana Historical Society at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center
Indiana Medical History Museum Indianapolis Marion Central Medical Focus is beginning of scientific psychiatry and modern medicine
Indiana Military Museum Vincennes Knox South Military website, America’s military history from the American Revolution to the present day
Indiana Railway Museum French Lick Orange South Railroad Heritage railroad and museum
Indiana State Museum Indianapolis Marion Central Multiple Exhibits on the science, art, culture, and history of Indiana from prehistoric times up to the present day.
Indiana State Police Museum Indianapolis Marion Central Law enforcement website, museum dedicated to the Indiana State Police
Indiana Track & Field and Cross Country Hall of Fame Museum Terre Haute Vigo Central Sports website
Indiana University East Art Gallery Richmond Wayne Central Art website, located in Whitewater Hall
Indiana University Kokomo Art Gallery Kokomo Howard Central Art website
Indiana University Kokomo Downtown Art Gallery Kokomo Howard Central Art website
Indiana University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Bloomington Monroe South Archaeology website, formed through the merging of the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology and the Mathers Museum of World Cultures on the Indiana University Bloomington campus
Indiana War Memorial Military Museum Indianapolis Marion Central Military Shrine Room and Military Museum, open Wednesday - Sunday 0900-1700, free admission
Indianapolis Art Center Indianapolis Marion Central Art website
Indianapolis Artsgarden Indianapolis Marion Central Art website, public art and performance venue, operated by the Indy Arts Council
Indianapolis Firefighters Museum Indianapolis Marion Central Firefighting website, antique fire wagons[13]
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum Speedway Marion Central Automotive website
Indianapolis Museum of Art Indianapolis Marion Central Art Collections include Neo-Impressionist paintings; Japanese paintings of the Edo period; Chinese ceramics and bronzes; paintings, sculptures, and prints by Paul Gauguin and the Pont-Aven School; a large number of works by J. M. W. Turner; contemporary art; textiles and fashion arts; modern design
International Circus Hall of Fame Peru Miami North Circus Hall of fame and museum about circuses and important circus figures
Jackson County History Center Brownstown Jackson South Local history [14][15]
Jackson County Visitor's Center Exhibit Freetown Jackson South Local history Located in the Southern Indiana Railroad Freighthouse
James Whitcomb Riley Boyhood Home & Museum Greenfield Hancock Central Historic house Mid-19th-century period birthplace home of poet James Whitcomb Riley
James Whitcomb Riley Museum Home Indianapolis Marion Central Historic house Home of poet James Whitcomb Riley
Jasonville History Museum Jasonville Greene South Local history [16]
Jasper Arts Center Jasper Dubois South Art website, Krempp Gallery features changing exhibits of regional artists and groups
Jeeninga Museum of Bible & Near Eastern Studies Anderson Madison Central Archaeology website, part of Anderson University, context and history of the Ancient Near East as it relates to the Bible
Jefferson County Heritage Center Madison Jefferson South Local history website, operated by the Jefferson County Historical Society, includes exhibits on pioneers, transportation, Victorian life, Civil War
John Hay Center Salem Washington South Multiple Includes Stevens Memorial Museum of local history, Depot Railroad Museum, birthplace of John Milton Hay, and a pioneer village
Jennings County Historical Society Museum Vernon Jennings South Local history website
Johnson County Museum of History Franklin Johnson Central Local history Operated by the Johnson County Historical Society, former Masonic Temple containing local history displays and a genealogy library
Jonesboro Historical Museum Jonesboro Grant Central Local history [17]
Joseph Moore Museum Richmond Wayne Central Natural history website, part of Earlham College, natural and cultural history of Richmond, Indiana, and the world including birds, mammals, rocks, insects, fossils, live reptiles, and an Egyptian mummy named Ta'an
Kidscommons Columbus Bartholomew South Children's website
Knightstown Historic Museum Knightstown Henry Central Local history website
Kokomo Automotive Museum Kokomo Howard Central Automotive website, cars, gas station, diner, automotive history, located at the Ivy Tech Community College Kokomo Event & Conference Center
Kosciusko County Jail Museum Warsaw Kosciusko North Jail Operated by the Kosciusko County Historical Society, former prison and sheriff's house, local history displays
Kruse Automotive & Carriage Museum Auburn DeKalb North Transportation website, includes classic, racing and Carl Casper custom cars, carriages including several British Royal carriages, International Monster Truck Museum & Hall of Fame Exhibit, the Northeastern Racing Gallery and more[18]
Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library Indianapolis Marion Central Biographical [19]
Lake County Historical Museum Crown Point Lake North Local history website, located in the Lake County Courthouse
Lake of the Red Cedars Museum Cedar Lake Lake North Local history website, operated by the Cedar Lake Historical Association
Lane Place Crawfordsville Montgomery Central Historic house Operated by the Montgomery County Historical Society
Lanier Mansion State Historic Site Madison Jefferson South Historic house 1840s mansion
LaPorte County Historical Society Museum La Porte LaPorte North Local history website, includes pioneer items, period display rooms
Larry Bird Museum Terre Haute Vigo Central Biographical website
Lawrence County Museum of History Bedford Lawrence South Local history website
Levi & Catharine Coffin State Historic Site Fountain City Wayne Central Historic house Station on the Underground Railroad
Lieber Log Cabin Marshall Parke Central Historic house Located in Turkey Run State Park, commemorates Richard Lieber, first director of the Indiana State Parks system
Life on the Ohio River History Museum Vevay Switzerland South Maritime website, operated by the Switzerland County Historical Society, transportation on the Ohio River including flatboats, steamboats, showboats, keelboats
Ligonier Historical Museum Ligonier Noble North Local history
Limberlost State Historic Site Geneva Adams North Historic house 1895 log home of author Gene Stratton Porter
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial Lincoln City Spencer South Biographical Includes visitor center with museum about Lincoln and the Lincoln Living Historical Farm, an 1820 pioneer homestead
Lincoln Pioneer Village Rockport Spencer South Open air Features log cabins, public buildings, schools, and churches as they stood in Lincoln's days in Spencer County
Lincoln State Park Lincoln City Spencer South Historic house Includes visitor center with museum about Lincoln and the Lincoln Living Historical Farm, an 1820 pioneer homestead
Linden Depot Museum Linden Montgomery Central Railroad Operated by the Linden-Madison Township Historical Society
Lindley House Paoli Orange South Historic house 1850-1869 period house, operated by the Orange County Historical Society
Lubeznik Center for the Arts Michigan City LaPorte North Art website
Luckey Hospital Museum Wolf Lake Noble North Medical website, rural hospital displays from the 1930s to 1950s
Lusk Home and Mill Site Marshall Parke Central Historic house Located in Turkey Run State Park, early pioneer home and grist mill
Madison County History Center Anderson Madison Central Local history website, operated by the Madison County Historical Society
Madison Railroad Station Museum Madison Jefferson South Railroad website, operated by the Jefferson County Historical Society
Mansfield Roller Mill Mansfield Parke Central Mill Early 19th-century grist mill
Marion City Museum Marion Grant Central Local history website, part of the Marion Public Library
Marshall County Historical Museum Plymouth Marshall North Local history website, operated Marshall County Historical Society
Martin County Historical Museum Shoals Martin South Local history Operated by the Martin County Historical Society
Masonic Library and Museum of Indiana Indianapolis Marion Central Cultural website, operated by the Grand Lodge of Indiana, cultural history of Indiana's Freemasons
McCutchan Art Center/Pace Galleries Evansville Vanderburgh South Art website, part of University of Southern Indiana
Menno-Hof Shipshewana LaGrange North Religious website, faith and life of Amish and Mennonites
Merrillville History Museum Merrillville Lake North Local history website, operated by the Merrillville-Ross Township Historical Society
Miami County Museum Peru Miami North Local history website, operated by the Miami County Historical Society, includes Cole Porter exhibit
Mid-America Windmill Museum Kendallville Noble North Science website, story of wind power from its origination through the American windmill to the present day
Middlebury Community Museum Middlebury Elkhart North Local history website
Middletown Historical Society Museum Middletown Henry Central Local history [12]
Midtown Museum of Native Cultures Waynetown Montgomery Central Native American Private collection of Native American artifacts
Midwest Museum of American Art Elkhart Elkhart North Art Focuses on 19th- and 20th-century American Art, with original paintings by Grandma Moses and Norman Rockwell
Milan '54 Hoosiers Museum Milan Ripley South Sports website, history of the 1954 Milan High School basketball team
Military Honor Park and Museum South Bend St. Joseph North Military website
Miller House and Garden Columbus Bartholomew South Historic house Mid-Century modern home designed by Eero Saarinen
Minnetrista Muncie Delaware Central Multiple Includes a museum with exhibits of nature, local history and art, a historic home, and many themed gardens and outdoor sculptures
Model T Museum Centerville Wayne Central Automotive website, operated by the Model T Ford Club of America
Modelle Metcalf Visual Arts Center Gallery Upland Grant Central Art website, part of Taylor University
Monon Connection Museum Monon White North Railroad website
Monon Depot Museum Carmel Hamilton Central Railroad website, operated by the Carmel Clay Historical Society, includes local history and railroad exhibits
Monroe County History Center Bloomington Monroe South Local history website, operated by the Monroe County Historical Society
Moore-Youse Home Museum Muncie Delaware Central Historic house Operated by the Delaware County Historical Society
Moreau Art Galleries Notre Dame St. Joseph North Art website, part of the Moreau Center for the Arts at Saint Mary's College, up to nine exhibitions by professional, contemporary artists rotate in the three different exhibition spaces
Moses Fowler House Lafayette Tippecanoe North Historic house
Muncie Children's Museum Muncie Delaware Central Children's website
Munster History Museum Munster Lake North Historic house website, operated by the Munster Historical Society in the Kaske House
Murphy Art Center Indianapolis Marion Central Art Includes five galleries
Musee de Venoge Vevay Switzerland South Historic house website, early 19th-century French Colonial house
Museum of Culver & Lake Maxinkuckee History Culver Marshall North Local history website operated by the Antiquarian and Historical Society of Culver
Museum of Miniature Houses Carmel Hamilton Central Toy website, dollhouses and miniatures
Museum of Overbeck Art Pottery Cambridge City Wayne Central Art website, pottery created by the Overbeck Sisters, located in the town library
Museum of 20th Century Warfare Lawrence Marion Central Military Located at Fort Harrison State Park, exhibits about the fort and technology, artifacts, uniforms and soldiers of the 20th Century
Museum of the Soldier Portland Jay Central Military website
National Auto and Truck Museum Auburn DeKalb North Automotive website, emphasis on post World War II cars and trucks
National Military History Center Auburn DeKalb North Military website, includes Revolutionary War through Vietnam, with a main focus on WWII
National Model Aviation Museum Muncie Delaware Central Aviation website, model aircraft and aeromodelling, operated by the Academy of Model Aeronautics
National New York Central Railroad Museum Elkhart Elkhart North Railroad History and equipment of the New York Central Railroad
National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association Friendship Ripley South Sports Sport of muzzle loading
NCAA Hall of Champions Indianapolis Marion Central Sports Trials and triumphs of the student-athlete
New Harmony State Historic Site New Harmony Posey South Open air Site of two utopian communities, includes several historic houses and museums, New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art[20]
Oak Grove Heritage House Oxford Benton North Local history Located in a former Presbyterian church
Ohio County Historical Museum Rising Sun Ohio South Local history website, housed in a 19th-century plow factory, focus is 19th and early 20th-century life and events, operated by the Ohio County Historical Society
Old Jail Museum Albion Noble North Local history Operated by the Noble County Historical Society in the former sheriff's house and county jail
Old Cathedral Library & Museum Vincennes Knox South Religious Oldest library in the state of Indiana, display of historic and church artifacts
Old French House & Indian Museum Vincennes Knox South Historic house 1809-period French Creole house[21]
Old Hotel Museum & Railroad Learning Center Union City Randolph Central Local history Also area railroad artifacts[22]
Old Lighthouse Museum Michigan City LaPorte North Maritime Operated by the Michigan City Historical Society, only lighthouse in Indiana
Oldfields (Lilly House & Gardens) Indianapolis Marion Central Historic house 1930s-period mansion, located on the grounds of the Indianapolis Museum of Art
Osgood Historical Museum Osgood Ripley South Local history [23]
Orange County Museum Paoli Orange South Local history website, operated by the Orange County Historical Society
Owen County Heritage & Culture Center Spencer Owen South Local history website
Padgett Museum New Albany Floyd South Local history Operated by the Floyd County Historical Society[24]
Paul Dresser Birthplace Terre Haute Vigo Central Biographical Home of composer Paul Dresser, operated seasonally by the Vigo County Historical Society
Pendleton Historical Museum Pendleton Madison Central Local history Located in Falls Park[25][26][27]
Pershing Township Museum Freetown Jackson South Local history [14]
Perry County Museum Cannelton Perry South Local history website, located at the old Perry County Courthouse
Piper Flight Museum Salem Washington South Aviation website, located at the Salem Municipal Airport, features three vintage Piper air craft, a flight simulator, exhibits on Piper Aircraft
Porter County Museum of History Valparaiso Porter North Local history Formerly the Old Jail Museum
Pound Store Museum Leesburg Kosciusko North Local history Operated by the Kosciusko County Historical Society, historic general store and post office
Prill School Museum Henry Township Fulton North School Late 19th-century one-room schoolhouse
Prophetstown State Park Battle Ground Tippecanoe North Living 1920s living farmstead and Native American village buildings
Purdue University Galleries West Lafayette Tippecanoe North Art website, includes Patti and Rusty Rueff Galleries in Yue-Kong Pao Hall, Robert L. Ringel Gallery in Stewart Center, Fountain Gallery in the Perrin building
Putnam County Museum Greencastle Putnam Central Local history website
Quayle Vice Presidential Learning Center Huntington Huntington North History History of all the Vice Presidents
Quilters Hall of Fame Marion Grant Central Textile Located in the Marie Webster House, exhibits of quilts
Randolph County Historical Museum Winchester Randolph Central Local history website, operated by the Randolph County Historical Society
Reitz Home Museum Evansville Vanderburgh South Historic house Victorian house museum
Red Skelton Museum Vincennes Knox South Biographical website, life of comedian Red Skelton
Rhythm! Discovery Center Indianapolis Marion Central Music website, drums and percussive instruments from around the world, operated by the Percussive Arts Society
Richmond Art Museum Richmond Wayne Central Art Collections include American Impressionists, Taos School, the Hoosier Group, the Richmond School, and other regional artists and ceramics
Rickenbaugh House St. Croix Perry South Historic house Located in Hoosier National Forest, mid 19th-century house
Ridgeville-Kitselman Museum Ridgeville Randolph Central Local history Located in the Ridgeville Library[28]
Ripley County Museum Versailles Ripley South Local history website, operated by the Ripley County Historical Society
Ropkey Armor Museum Crawfordsville Montgomery Central Military Military vehicles, weapons, memorabilia
Rotary Jail Museum and Tannenbaum Cultural Center Crawfordsville Montgomery Central Jail website, rotary-design jail, also local history exhibits
Rush County Historical Society Museum Rushville Rush Central Local history website
Ruthmere Elkhart Elkhart North Art Beaux Arts mansion with collection of fine and decorative arts, classic automobiles
RV/MH Hall of Fame Elkhart Elkhart North Transportation History, technology and pioneers in the development of recreational vehicles and motor homes
Samara House West Lafayette Tippecanoe North Historic house 1950s house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
Santa Claus Museum & Village Santa Claus Spencer South Local history website, town history, tourism, history of Santa Claus Land, letters to Santa, President Abraham Lincoln and his childhood in southern Indiana, antique toys and dolls, Coca-Cola memorabilia
Schimpff's Confectionery Jeffersonville Clark South Food Historic candy store and museum
Schofield House Madison Jefferson South Historic house 1817 house where in 1818, the Grand Lodge of Indiana, the organization of Freemasons in Indiana, was founded
Schroeder Saddletree Factory Museum Madison Jefferson South Industry website, operated by Historic Madison, factory that made wooden frames for saddle makers
Science Central Fort Wayne Allen North Science website
Scott County Heritage Center and Museum Scottsburg Scott South Local history Victorian house museum
Scribner House New Albany Floyd South Historic house Open twice a year
Sheridan Historical Society Museum Sheridan Hamilton Central Local history website
Shipshewana Area Historical Society Museum Shipshewana LaGrange North Local history [29]
Shirley Historical Society Museum Shirley Henry Central Local history Located in the former depot[12]
Shrewsbury-Windle House Madison Jefferson South Historic house Open by appointment with Historic Madison, 1840s house
Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Vigo Central Religious Exhibits about Saint Théodore Guérin and the ministries of the Sisters of Providence
Skinner Farm Village Perrysville Vermillion Central Open air website, log cabins, buildings, round barn and artifacts which represent over 150 years of local Indiana history
Snite Museum of Art Notre Dame St. Joseph North Art Part of University of Notre Dame, world cultures and periods with a focus on Western art history, known for its Italian Renaissance paintings and Mesoamerican galleries
South Bend Museum of Art South Bend St. Joseph North Art Collection includes historical Indiana artists and significant contemporary regional artists
Southern Indiana Center for the Arts Seymour Jackson South Art website, includes art gallery exhibits and the Conner Museum of Antique Printing, which features a working print shop of period presses of the 1800s
Spring Mill State Park Mitchell Lawrence South Open air Includes pioneer village with a historic grist mill, blacksmith shop, tavern, and distillery, and a memorial to astronaut Gus Grissom
Starke County Historical Society Museum Knox Starke North Local history [30]
Stockdale Mill Roann Wabash North Mill Water-powered flour mill and dam
Stone's Tavern Sparta Township Noble North Historic site 19th-century tavern, operated by the Stone's Trace Historical Society
Studebaker National Museum South Bend St. Joseph North Automotive
Sullivan County History Museum Sullivan Sullivan Central Local history Operated by the Sullivan County Public Library[31]
Sullivan House Madison Jefferson South Historic house Operated by Historic Madison, 1818 home of Judge Jeremiah Sullivan [1]
Sullivan Munce Cultural Center Zionsville Boone Central Multiple website, local history and art
Sunman Historical Museum Sunman Ripley South Local history [32]
Swiss Heritage Village & Museum Berne Adams North Open air website
Switzerland County Agriculture Museum Center Vevay Switzerland South Agriculture website, operated by the Switzerland County Historical Society in the 19th-century Thiebaud Farmstead
Switzerland County History Museum Vevay Switzerland South Local history website, operated by the Switzerland County Historical Society
Swope Art Museum Terre Haute Vigo Central Art Features American art with special emphasis on painting and sculpture of the twentieth century and on Wabash Valley artists
Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum Syracuse Kosciusko North Local history website
Task Force Tips Fire Museum Valparaiso Porter North Firefighting Includes historic firefighting vehicles, equipment and uniforms
T. C. Steele State Historic Site Nashville Brown South Biographical Home of artist T. C. Steele
Terre Haute Children's Museum Terre Haute Vigo Central Children's website
Terre Haute Fire-Police Museum Terre Haute Vigo Central Firefighting website, historic fire-fighting and police equipment, housed in a historic fire station
Thorntown Heritage Museum Thorntown Boone Central Local history website, operated by the Sugar Creek Historical Society and owned by the Thorntown Public Library
Time Was Museum Elkhart Elkhart North Local history Elkhart's community life, open by appointment[33]
Tippecanoe Battlefield Museum Battle Ground Tippecanoe North Military Operated by the Tippecanoe County Historical Association in the 16-acre Tippecanoe Battlefield Park, history and events of the Battle of Tippecanoe, a nature center and artifacts of European and Native American cultures
Tipton County Heritage Center Tipton Tipton Central Local history website, operated by the Tipton County Historical Society
Union County Depot Museum Liberty Union South Local history [34]
University Art Gallery Terre Haute Vigo Central Art website, part of Indiana State University
University of Indianapolis Art Gallery Indianapolis Marion Central Art website, located in the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center, hosts six to seven exhibitions annually
USS LST Ship Memorial Evansville Vanderburgh South Military Museum landing ship
Vera's Little Red Dollhouse Museum Middletown Henry Central Doll Open by appointment[12]
Vigo County History Center Terre Haute Vigo Central Local history website, period rooms, local history displays, Coca-Cola artifacts
Vincennes State Historic Sites Vincennes Knox South Open air website, includes the Indiana Territorial Capitol, Jefferson Academy, Elihu Stout Print Shop, Old State Bank
Vintage Fire Museum Jeffersonville Clark South Firefighting website, restored fire engines (hand pumpers, chemical engines, horse-drawn steamers, early motorized engines) and other equipment dating back to 1756
Wabash County Historical Museum Wabash Wabash North Local history website
Wabash Valley Railroad Museum Terre Haute Vigo Central Railroad website, operated by the Haley Tower Historical & Technical Society
Wakarusa Historical Society Wakarusa Elkhart North Open air website, local history displays in seven buildings, includes the Birds Eye View Museum of Miniatures
Warrick County Museum Boonville Warrick South Local history website
Wayne County Historical Museum Richmond Wayne Central Open air website, complex includes period clothing, furniture, portraits, dolls, two log cabins, a Conestoga wagon, blacksmith shop, print shop, bakery, loom house, automobiles, steam powered tractors, locally-made artifacts, Native American and Civil War artifacts, and a mummy
Westchester Township History Museum Chesterton Porter North Local history Located in the 1885 George Brown Mansion
Westfield-Washington Historical Museum Westfield Hamilton Central Local history website, operated by the Westfield-Washington Historical Society
White County Historical Museum Monticello White North Local history website, operated by the White County Historical Society
Whitewater Canal State Historic Site Metamora Franklin South Transportation website, preserved 14-mile section of the Whitewater Canal, features a horse-drawn canal boat and Metamora Grist Mill
Whitley County Historical Museum Columbia City Whitley North Local history Operated by the Whitley Historical Society, located in the home of Thomas R. Marshall, Indiana Governor and 28th Vice President of the United States
Wilbur Wright Birthplace and Museum Millville Henry Central Biographical website, birthplace of aviation pioneer Wilbur Wright
Winona History Center Winona Lake Kosciusko North Local history website, located in the historic Westminster Hotel, now on the campus of Grace College, formerly the Reneker Museum of Winona History
WonderLab Bloomington Monroe South Science
World of Motorcycles Museum Winamac Starke North Automotive website, part of Kersting's Cycle Center, over 100 motorcycles from around the world
Wylie House Bloomington Monroe South Historic house Operated by Indiana University, recreated as the Wylie home prior to 1860
Yellow Trail Museum Hope Bartholomew South Local history website, period displays include soda fountain, grocery store, doctor's office, barber shop
Zaharakos Columbus Bartholomew South Commodity website, mechanical music instrument and soda fountain museum

Defunct museums[edit]

Tourism regions[edit]

As of June 2024, the Indiana Destination Development Corporation defines three main tourism regions within the state:[50]

North[edit]

The North region generally covers the northern third of Indiana, including 30 counties divided among four sub-regions: Northwest, North Central, Northeast, and Wabash Valley. Among the state's 20 largest cities in 2020, seven are located in the North region: Fort Wayne, South Bend, Hammond, Lafayette, Gary, Elkhart, and Mishawaka.

Central[edit]

The Central region generally covers the middle third of Indiana, including 28 counties divided among three sub-regions: Central, East Central, and West Central. Among the state's 20 largest cities in 2020, nine are located in the Central region: Indianapolis, Carmel, Fishers, Noblesville, Muncie, Greenwood, Kokomo, Terre Haute, and Anderson.

South[edit]

The South region generally covers the southern third of Indiana, including 34 counties divided among four sub-regions: South Central, Southeast, Southwest, and Uplands. Among the state's 20 largest cities in 2020, four are located in the South region: Evansville, Bloomington, Columbus, and Jeffersonville.

See also[edit]

Resources[edit]

References[edit]

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