Come play with us
Over the past few years, gaming has become an important part of Indiana State Museum programming. Now, thanks to a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services in partnership with the organization Games for Change, we’re taking it up several levels.
The museum has been accepted into Game Plan, a game-design program that teaches pre-teens and teenagers coding and how to create games. Educators from the museum will be taught the fundamentals of game design and how they can incorporate those fundamentals into a museum setting, and they’ll use that information in programs the museum offers.
Feb 3, 2021 / 06:46 AM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – New artifacts with be on display during
limited gallery tours during Black History Month at the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites.
The museum is known to tell history that has brought significance to the state, but curators will be sharing new information on African Americans that you may or may not be familiar with starting this Friday.
The gallery tour will highlight champion cyclist Major Taylor who was born in Marion County and has set many world records. Guests will also learn about the Ampey Brothers who are some of the first black people who have fought in the Civil War.
A controversial plan to allow most of Indiana s remaining wetlands to be filled or drained will be eligible for approval next week by the Indiana Senate.
More Museum for Your Money
A Family Plus membership to the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites now gets you free admission to more than 1,500 museums and science centers around the country 300 more locations than last year.
In addition to free admission to the state museum in Indianapolis and 11 historic sites around Indiana, the membership also includes such notable locations as the Museum of Science and Industry and Field Museum in Chicago, the Cincinnati Museum Center, the Center of Science and Industry in Columbus and the Louisville Science Center, just to name a few.
The new additions include the National Museum of Toys and Miniatures in Kansas City, Missouri; Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge, Massachusetts; and Kingwood Center Gardens in Mansfield, Ohio.
GOV. ERIC J. Holcomb was sworn into office during a small, private ceremony at the Indiana State Museum Monday. Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and Attorney General Todd Rokita were also sworn into office by the Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush. Due to COVID-19 precautions, the event was closed to the public. The ceremony can be viewed on Gov. Holcomb’s YouTube at https://youtube.com/govholcomb
HOLCOMB HAS announced he will proceed with key state investment projects initially put on hold due to the financial impact of COVID-19.
The Governor directed the State Budget Agency to work with the appropriate agencies to proceed with the approximately $65 million Next Level Trails grant program and $110 million of deferred maintenance projects. The General Assembly approved these appropriations in the current 2019-2021 state budget.