Stories tagged with "indiana state museum"

Greenfield arts center lands Hoosier Salon traveling show by indystar

The Hoosier Salon has featured many notable artists, including T.C. Steele, William Forsyth and Eugene Savage, so when Greenfield was selected to host one of the Hoosier... – Nov 11, 2009 at 8:56 PM in Greenfield

My View: Shine up historic gem, put it to good use by indystar

One of my favorite holiday traditions as a kid was watching Santa Claus arrive at the Indiana State Museum via helicopter. It was exciting, of course, to see the big guy in the red... – Nov 10, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Veterans day calendar by indystar

Downtown Indianapolis will have the traditional Veterans Day Parade on Wednesday, but it’s only one of many ways that the area will honor men and women in military service... – Nov 07, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Communities

Agency might be created to preserve, protect Indiana's heritage by Mary Beth

Governor considering executive order A new state department consisting of agencies that protect Indiana’s heritage, including the state museum and state library, could soon... – Oct 20, 2009 at 12:46 AM in Communities

IPS students learn among great art collections by agammill

IPS students learn among art collections that include great Hoosier painters Students at one Indianapolis Public Schools building near Downtown walk past four T.C. Steele paintings... – Oct 18, 2009 at 12:49 AM in Communities

Lincoln collection will be available online by indystar

Fort Wayne — A 230,000-piece collection of Abraham Lincoln memorabilia is being converted into digital images in an effort to make the history of the 16th president more... – Oct 18, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Communities

Indiana State Museum CEO resigns by indystar

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Natural Resources is confirming that the president and CEO of the Indiana State Museum has resigned. DNR Director Robert Carter tells the... – Oct 14, 2009 at 5:36 PM in Communities

Airlines's mag buzzes about Indy's Super Bowl by Bruce Smith

Indianapolis and central Indiana are getting some high altitude publicity this month. It’s the kind of favorable stories targeted at tourists that city officials love to see... – Oct 05, 2009 at 2:15 PM in Marion County

New uses sought for 99-year-old structure that was once Indianapolis' City Hall by Dan Mcfeely

City needs developers’ ideas on what to do with its former City Hall The one-time hub of city government is a little old, needs a lot of work — and has sat empty for... – Sep 25, 2009 at 12:51 AM in Marion County

Hoosier women hear about heart disease by Diana Penner

Nearly 200 of the state’s top women — in education, business, government, medicine and other fields — gathered Tuesday for polite conversation they hope will... – Sep 16, 2009 at 12:36 AM in Health & Fitness

Hoosier women hear about heart disease by Diana Penner

Nearly 200 of the state’s top women — in education, business, government, medicine and other fields — gathered Tuesday for polite conversation they hope will... – Sep 15, 2009 at 10:34 PM in Health & Fitness

Q&A: Rachel Perry by indystar

Fine-arts curator, Indiana State Museum Rachel Perry commutes to the Indiana State Museum from Brown County every day, but please don’t judge her. Perry has a commuter buddy,... – Sep 10, 2009 at 6:28 PM in People

Airport looking for 'ambassador' volunteers by Bruce Smith

The Indianapolis International Airport needs a few good people to volunteer to become ambassadors for the city, the airport and Hoosier hospitality. Airport ambassadors, who must... – Sep 09, 2009 at 7:39 AM in Marion County

Appraisal Guys to aid fundraiser by indystar

‘Cash in the Attic’ pair to visit Edinburgh Unless we are quite rich to start with, I think that deep in our collective psyche lurks the hopeful fantasy that somewhere,... – Aug 29, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Home & Garden

Lincoln Museum cannon now part of historic site by indystar

Fort Wayne — A cannon that was once part of the Lincoln Museum’s collection has found a home at Historic Fort Wayne. Parks and Recreation Director Al Moll said the... – Jul 20, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Communities

Early birds get the Indiana art by indystar

An estimated 200 people popped into the Indiana State Museum on Wednesday to get an early look and first crack at buying pieces from Hoosier Salon’s 85th Annual Exhibition.... – Jul 09, 2009 at 2:14 PM in Cathy Kightlinger

Those who stayed by Konrad.Marshall

Exhibit celebrates visual artists who continue to live in Indiana A little more than 100 years ago, in 1896, a group of prominent artists from the Midwest got together because they... – Jul 06, 2009 at 11:25 PM in Living

Home and Garden Calendar by indystar

Noblesville Tour of Gardens:10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 138 Somerset Court, Noblesville. Self-guided tour features eight homes in Wellington Northeast, Wellington North and Wellington... – Jun 20, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Home & Garden

School chiefs object to Daniels' budget plan by agammill

Governor’s proposal would hurt many districts, superintendents say Representatives from urban, suburban and rural schools came together Thursday to say that Gov. Mitch... – Jun 19, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Politics & Government

Q&A with Stanley Burns, photography collector and connoisseur by Konrad.Marshall

Stanley Burns stood inside the Indiana State Museum, a striking figure with his charcoal pinstripe suit and ponytail. But his eyeglasses were by far the most telling feature of his... – Apr 17, 2009 at 5:07 PM in Arts