American TV shows, movies, music, fashion, and more—American POP is a new permanent exhibit for vistors to explore pop culture, how we shape it, and how it shapes us.
Ready to move your feet to the beat? Bust a move in DANCE!, a multigenerational exhibit that lets you explore dance styles through the ages and around the world.
Ladies and gentlemen, kids and families! Direct your attention to the newest exhibit at The Children’s Museum: Circus—Starring YOU! Enter the Big Top, meet performers, “walk” a virtual reality tightrope, and step through time to learn the history of the circus. Then get into the act and become a performer yourself!
Deep down we all want to be heroes. Ignite a passion for changing the world around you through the powerful stories of three extraordinary 20th-century children—Anne Frank, Ruby Bridges, and Ryan White.
Storytelling preserves our history, traditions, and ideas. Here you’ll discover the tradition of storytelling and oral history sharing by observing real objects and listening to the stories they inspired.
Thundering footsteps. Unusual plants. A brilliantly colored sky and changing weather. Where are you? You’ve been transported to the land of dinosaurs—over 65 million years ago.
This all-new, immersive exhibit will tell the dynamic story of space exploration from NASA’s Project Mercury program, which sent the first Americans into space, to the International Space Station (ISS).
ScienceWorks, one of the museum’s most popular exhibits, is being reinvented to feed the curiosity of the next generation of young scientific explorers! Explore the work of real scientists like hydrologists, naturalists, and geologists
Immerse yourself in three dramatic recreations: the tomb of Egyptian pharaoh Seti I, the burial site of China’s Terra Cotta Warriors, and the Caribbean shipwreck of Captain Kidd.
Explore a world of play and learning alongside your infant, toddler, or preschooler. Watch their curiosity blossom as they discover new sounds, sights, and things to touch and manipulate.
Fantasy, comedy, colorful costumes, and imaginative scenery come together in plays designed for all ages. Experience familiar and surprising stories brought to life.
Travel back to 1890s Madison, Indiana where the Reuben Wells train conquered the steepest railroad grade in the United States. See the impressive 35-foot-long, 55-ton steam engine.
