Things to do in Central Indiana- Art Museum Pt 3

Ok, we've covered the grounds of the IMA which are wonderful and a destination in and of themselves but of course, the museum itself it the main draw. Admission, parking and Wi-Fi are all free! What an incredible value! The permanant collections include Indiana artists such as TC Steele. There are always new visiting collections and special events.
The museum also hosts movies under the stars during the summer:
http://www.imamuseum.org/programs/films

Plan a visit, you will not be sorry!

Please note: the museum is closed on Monday.

Things to do in Central Indiana- Art Museum Pt 2

The Virginia B Fairbanks Art & Nature Park is opening soon (June 20th-Grand Opening). This 100 acre park is adjacent to the museum grounds, it has wetlands, woods, and a 35 acre lake. It will feature art installations and exhibitions in a family friendly enviorment. We were back there hiking around the lake last fall and saw the beginnings of the park forming. It should be awesome and free, a perfect way to spend a day.

http://www.imamuseum.org/special-event/100-acres-grand-opening

Things to do in Central Indiana-Indianapolis Art Museum

There is so much to see and do at the Art Museum , I'm going to split it up on several posts. Today let's concentrate on the grounds & gardens. They are incredible and FREE! You can go in walk, picnic, etc . They have guided garden walks which are really informative-they tell you about the creation of the gardens by the original owners of what was called "Oldfields", Hugh & Jessie Walker Landon. Later the estate was sold to the Lilly family who eventually deeded it to the city for use as a museum. You can tour Oldfields too. We went at Christmas when they had it decorated for the holidays and they had luminaries in the gardens-so beautiful!

Here is a link to information on the gardens:

http://www.imamuseum.org/gardens-grounds