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Tuesday - Saturday10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center 450 West Ohio Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202

Indiana Experience Admission Free IHS MembersFree Children under 5$9 Adult$8 Seniors 60 and older$5 Youth ages 5 through 17 Free parking with admission in lot off New York.

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Basile History Market

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Indianapolis Colts: The Exhibit

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Whether you’re looking for information on a specific part of Indiana history, images from the state’s past or an expert to put an issue into historical context, the Indiana Historical Society is a wonderful resource for media outlets.

Contact Rachel Hill Ponko, director, public relations, at (317) 233-8814 or rhillponko@indianahistory.org for assistance, including high resolution images.

Press Releases (128)

IHS Announces 2018 Concerts on the Canal Lineup, Free Admission Thursdays April 26, 2018

INDIANAPOLIS—The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) is pleased to announce the 2018 Concerts on the Canal lineup. The popular summer series …

Indiana Historical Society Announces 2018 Indiana Living Legends April 18, 2018

INDIANAPOLIS—The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) is proud to announce Leonard Hoops, Sallie W. Rowland, Deborah Hearn Smith and Jeffrey H. …

Indiana Students Bring Conflict and Compromise to State History Contest April 17, 2018

INDIANAPOLIS—The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) proudly announces more than 500 students from 40 schools around the state took part in …

New IHS Exhibit Tackles Indy Football History March 30, 2018

Indianapolis Colts: The Exhibit Now Open at the Indiana History Center INDIANAPOLIS—As a new era of professional football in Indiana unfolds, …

Indiana Historical Society Will Honor 2017 Indiana Living Legends at Gala June 2, 2017

Indianapolis—The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) is proud to announce that longtime Indiana Repertory Theatre executive artistic director Janet Allen, Olympic …

IHS Announces 2017 Concerts on the Canal Lineup, Free Admission Thursdays May 15, 2017

Indianapolis—The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) is pleased to announce the 2017 Concerts on the Canal lineup. The popular summer series …

Recent Press Releases

April 2018IHS Announces 2018 Concerts on the Canal Lineup, Free Admission Thursdays Indiana Historical Society Announces 2018 Indiana Living Legends Indiana Students Bring Conflict and Compromise to State History Contest

March 2018New IHS Exhibit Tackles Indy Football History

June 2017Indiana Historical Society Will Honor 2017 Indiana Living Legends at Gala

May 2017IHS Announces 2017 Concerts on the Canal Lineup, Free Admission Thursdays

April 2017IHS Presents Two-day Workshop with the Legal Genealogist IHS Rolls Out One-of-a-kind History Experience Local Bookstores Team Up to Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day

March 2017IHS Offers Free Admission to 16th Annual Circus Day IHS Adds Free Digital Scans to Preservation Week Road Show

February 2017IHS Tells Largely Forgotten Tale of POWs on Hoosier Home Front

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ExhibitsOpen 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through SaturdayWilliam H. Smith Memorial LibraryOpen 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through SaturdayHistory MarketOpen 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through SaturdayStardust Terrace Café HoursOpen 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday