The Children's Museum of Indianapolis

Your support helped us survive one of the hardest times in museum history. A temporary closure forced us to reimagine how to bring the museum experience to life for children and families who were staying safely at home. Your generosity kept us going.

When the time was right, we successfully reopened, although things looked a little different. Visitors have returned to the museum and families are visiting dinosaurs, racing cars outside in the Riley Children’s Health Sports Legends Experience®, and riding the Carousel once again.

It hasn’t been easy. Because of the closure, the museum lost millions, which significantly impacts everything we do. We still need your help! Will you continue to respond by pledging your financial support? Your donation helps the museum in four key areas:

The Museum Experience

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Planning for the Future

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Programs that Serve Everyone

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Museum at Home

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The heart of The Children’s Museum is the people who elevate the visitor experience, making the museum truly one-of-a-kind. From exhibit maintenance, to in-gallery programming and live shows in the Sunburst Atrium, these unique offerings may be severely affected without funds to support staff.

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Future exhibits, including the new Dinosphere® and the addition of Malala Yousafzai’s story to the Power of Children: Making a Difference® only happen when fundraising efforts are complete. New extraordinary experiences like these are what continue to make the museum one of the best places in the world for inspiration and family learning.

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The Children’s Museum offers a variety of programs that provide support and resources to families from the surrounding neighborhoods, as well as free and reduced admission to underserved families from across Indiana. Programs include:

The Access Pass program
Indiana families enrolled in CSFP, HIP, Hoosier Healthwise, SNAP and/or TANF can visit the museum and 13 other cultural institutions for just $2 per person, per visit. More Hoosier families now qualify for this program and your financial support ensures we can continue to meet the demand so that all families can enjoy the state’s cultural institutions.
The Old National Bank Mid-North Promise Program
Neighborhood families can work with museum Family Learning Navigators to plan for educational and career success and connect with community resources to help them achieve their goals. The museum serves as an anchor in our communities, yet we need increased financial support.
Free admission days
Offered four times per year, these free days ensure that all children and families—regardless of income—can experience the museum. Rex Response dollars help us continue to offer these free days for our community.

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Since you can't come to us, we'll come to you.

We understand that not everyone is able to visit at this time. So we’re bringing the museum to you through Museum at Home! It’s an online place families can visit to discover, be entertained, and inspired.

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Other Ways to Give

Your donation—no matter the size—makes an impact. We’re excited to be back, but we still need donations to help families make memories and spark children’s imaginations.

You can make a gift below that will be applied to our area of greatest need.