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Indy 500 Driver, Tony Kanaan Races to The Children’s Museum with Santa in Tow Just in the (Saint) Nick of Time for Fun Holiday Festivities!
Indy 500 Driver, Tony Kanaan Races to The Children’s Museum with Santa in Tow Just in the (Saint) Nick of Time for Fun Holiday Festivities!
Thursday, November 7, 2019

Jolly Days Winter Wonderland
Bundle up, and head over to The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis  where the holiday festivities are kicking off early this year with the grand opening of Jolly Days Winter Wonderland. Visitors will enjoy faux fishing, ice-skating and holiday baking. There will also be a castle to climb and a dazzling globe that allows visitors to let it snow at the push of a button. 

The exhibit will be open from November 23, 2019 to January 5, 2020, and families can visit Santa through Dec. 24, 2019. 

Do It All This Fall at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis
Thursday, October 3, 2019

Fall is a time for the gridiron, ghouls, games, and Greece at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. From the new First & Goal exhibit featuring the Indianapolis Colts to the annual haunted house, children and their families can do it all this fall.

Visit the Haunted Hotel of Spells at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis
Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Ring the front desk bell for a spellbinding experience at the Hotel of Spells open October 11-31, 2019 at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis.

Jurassic Times Call for Jurassic Measures: World’s Largest Children’s Museum Builds New Lab for Giant Beasts
Wednesday, September 11, 2019

A graveyard of Jurassic bones is waiting for dinosaur detectives to follow the clues they expect will tell some amazing stories. A new lab designed to help scientists do just that opened Sept. 10, 2019 at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. And the new lab is as big as the beasts being researched.

First & Goal
First & Goal - Score Big at a New Football Experience Featuring The Indianapolis Colts
Friday, September 6, 2019

The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis is taking the ball and running with it! Kickoff is Saturday, September 7, 2019 for First & Goal—a new, highly interactive exhibit that celebrates one of America’s favorite sports, football!

While Space May Be the Final Frontier, Star Trek Actor George Takei Tells Visitors at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis That Exploring Social Justice Can Help Save The World Today.
Sunday, August 25, 2019

Star Trek legendary actor and lifelong social justice activist George Takei wants America to learn from its past. During a speaking engagement at the world’s largest children’s museum, Takei described what it was like to be imprisoned as a child.

Teens Intent on Changing the World Receive National Recognition at the World’s Largest Children’s Museum
Wednesday, August 21, 2019

The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis is proud to announce the national 2019 winners of the prestigious Power of Children Awards. The honor recognizes and rewards students in grades 6–11 who are improving the lives of others through a selfless commitment to service and the betterment of society.

A Fall Haul of Fossil Treasures Is Making Its Way to The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis from The Jurassic Mile
A Fall Haul of Fossil Treasures Is Making Its Way to The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis from The Jurassic Mile
Thursday, August 15, 2019

In a land where mountains meet an ancient seabed, scientists discovered a treasure trove of fossils from the Jurassic Period. The one-square-mile plot of land is called The Jurassic Mile due to the abundance of dinosaur fossils, which represent giant sauropods, ferocious theropods, preserved plant life, trackways and buried sea life.

Hoosier Artist to Share “Dreamy Realism” with Budding Young Artists and Families at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis
Hoosier Artist to Share “Dreamy Realism” with Budding Young Artists and Families at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis
Tuesday, August 13, 2019

The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis is honored to introduce Indiana artist Rita Spalding as the second featured artist to participate in our Visiting Artist Program, a project of the Lechleiter Indiana Visiting Artist Fund. The program is made possible by an extraordinary gift from The White Oak Foundation, Sarah and John Lechleiter. This philanthropic gift allows artists with ties to Indiana to bring the fine arts to children and families through unique, hands-on experiences at The Children’s Museum.

Two Buildings Will Be Demolished On the Near Northside of Indianapolis
Thursday, August 1, 2019

The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis would like to provide an update on the condition and future of the former Salvation Army and Drake apartment buildings, both of which will be demolished in the coming months.

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