Sunday, April 13, 2025

Spring Blooms

Museum Hours | The Garden at Newfields

After a long winter, spring is a special time here at Newfields and around the world. The Garden bursts to life with carpets to canopies of fantastic floral abundance. This colorful season of growth brings families together to celebrate traditions—birthdays, holidays, festivals, or simply a walk to enjoy a favorite spring spot.

Garden Tour

Saturdays 12:30 PM & 3:30 PM & Sundays 12:30 PM | The Garden at Newfields

Join our Garden Guides to see The Garden transform throughout the seasons. Each tour will highlight the prominent characteristics of each garden space and discuss flora, architecture, and history.

IMA Spotlights Tour

1 PM | Efroymson Family Entrance Pavilion Floor 2

Explore works of art through interactive dialogue with a museum Docent. (30 minutes)

Gallery Conversations in Work in Progress: Conversations about American Art

Thursday through Sunday 1–3 PM | Indianapolis Museum of Art Galleries at Newfields

Ask questions and exchange ideas with our knowledgeable IMA Docents. Guests of all ages can learn about works of art in the museum galleries on floors 2 and 3.

Käthe Kollwitz: Visions of Solidarity and Resilience

Museum Hours | Indianapolis Museum of Art Galleries at Newfields

As a leading printmaker of the twentieth century, German artist Käthe Kollwitz advocated for social change through her images of grief, poverty, uprising, and the effects of war. Käthe Kollwitz: Visions of Solidarity and Resilience examines the life, artwork, and technical skill of Kollwitz through the IMA’s diverse range of prints by the artist, spanning the early and later years of her work.

Carlos Rolón: Hilos de resurgimiento (Threads of Resurgence)

Museum Hours | Indianapolis Museum of Art Galleries at Newfields

Hilos de resurgimiento presenta seis nuevas obras por encargo a gran escala hechas de lonas reutilizadas que habían sido distribuidas por FEMA para ser usadas como techos en comunidades de Puerto Rico impactadas por desastres climáticos.

Shinique Smith: Torque

Museum Hours | Efroymson Family Entrance Pavilion

Now through June 1, guests will be welcomed into the Indianapolis Museum of Art by a newly commissioned piece from artist Shinique Smith. Smith’s multi-sensory installation is suspended in the Efroymson Family Entrance Pavilion and combines banners of printed and painted textiles, found objects, and the sounds of racing, speed and motion.

The Message is the Medium: Contemporary Art

Museum Hours | Indianapolis Museum of Art Galleries at Newfields

The Message is the Medium: Contemporary Art is now open featuring contemporary pieces from the Indianapolis Museum of Art’s permanent collection.

Home Again

Open daily from dawn to dusk | The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park at Newfields

Welcome home! The long-awaited exhibition Home Again features three brand-new sculptures centered around the notion of home and shelter.

Japanese and Korean Art Reinstallation

Museum Hours | Indianapolis Museum of Art Galleries at Newfields

Immerse yourself amongst Japanese and Korean art treasures while learning about cultural interactions and influences and the importance of tradition and family lineage to artistic production.  Ponder technical and stylistic innovations while examining contemporary and centuries-old artworks side by side.

The Clowes Pavilion Reimagined

Museum hours | Indianapolis Museum of Art Galleries at Newfields

The Indianapolis Museum of Art welcomes visitors to the Clowes Pavilion, newly reimagined after a multi-year renovation, 50 years after its inaugural opening date.

Embodied: Human Figures in Art 

Museum Hours | Indianapolis Museum of Art Galleries at Newfields

This exhibition features works from four continents that span nearly 4,000 years, and through themes including power, beauty, identity, gender, and remembrance, examines how representations of people in art allow us to explore what it means to be human.  

Work in Progress: Conversations about American Art

Museum Hours | Indianapolis Museum of Art Galleries at Newfields

93rd Annual Juried Exhibition of the Indiana Artists Club, Inc.

Museum Hours | Waller Gallery at Newfields

The Indiana Artists Club, Inc. is pleased to present the 93rd Annual Juried Exhibition at the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields. 

Artists Among Us: Season Three

Museum Hours | Newfields

Newfields is proud to present Artists Among Us: Season Three, the ongoing exhibition of artwork by our incredibly talented team members.  

Monday, April 14, 2025

Fairbanks Park Project: Spring Planting Party

12:30–3:30 PM | The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park at Newfields

Join the Indiana Native Plant Society for a Spring Party to plant spring ephemerals and do general garden maintenance around the Ruth Lilly Visitors Pavilion.

Home Again

Open daily from dawn to dusk | The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park at Newfields

Welcome home! The long-awaited exhibition Home Again features three brand-new sculptures centered around the notion of home and shelter.

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Spring Blooms

Museum Hours | The Garden at Newfields

After a long winter, spring is a special time here at Newfields and around the world. The Garden bursts to life with carpets to canopies of fantastic floral abundance. This colorful season of growth brings families together to celebrate traditions—birthdays, holidays, festivals, or simply a walk to enjoy a favorite spring spot.

Käthe Kollwitz: Visions of Solidarity and Resilience

Museum Hours | Indianapolis Museum of Art Galleries at Newfields

As a leading printmaker of the twentieth century, German artist Käthe Kollwitz advocated for social change through her images of grief, poverty, uprising, and the effects of war. Käthe Kollwitz: Visions of Solidarity and Resilience examines the life, artwork, and technical skill of Kollwitz through the IMA’s diverse range of prints by the artist, spanning the early and later years of her work.

Carlos Rolón: Hilos de resurgimiento (Threads of Resurgence)

Museum Hours | Indianapolis Museum of Art Galleries at Newfields

Hilos de resurgimiento presenta seis nuevas obras por encargo a gran escala hechas de lonas reutilizadas que habían sido distribuidas por FEMA para ser usadas como techos en comunidades de Puerto Rico impactadas por desastres climáticos.

Shinique Smith: Torque

Museum Hours | Efroymson Family Entrance Pavilion

Now through June 1, guests will be welcomed into the Indianapolis Museum of Art by a newly commissioned piece from artist Shinique Smith. Smith’s multi-sensory installation is suspended in the Efroymson Family Entrance Pavilion and combines banners of printed and painted textiles, found objects, and the sounds of racing, speed and motion.

The Message is the Medium: Contemporary Art

Museum Hours | Indianapolis Museum of Art Galleries at Newfields

The Message is the Medium: Contemporary Art is now open featuring contemporary pieces from the Indianapolis Museum of Art’s permanent collection.

Home Again

Open daily from dawn to dusk | The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park at Newfields

Welcome home! The long-awaited exhibition Home Again features three brand-new sculptures centered around the notion of home and shelter.

Japanese and Korean Art Reinstallation

Museum Hours | Indianapolis Museum of Art Galleries at Newfields

Immerse yourself amongst Japanese and Korean art treasures while learning about cultural interactions and influences and the importance of tradition and family lineage to artistic production.  Ponder technical and stylistic innovations while examining contemporary and centuries-old artworks side by side.

The Clowes Pavilion Reimagined

Museum hours | Indianapolis Museum of Art Galleries at Newfields

The Indianapolis Museum of Art welcomes visitors to the Clowes Pavilion, newly reimagined after a multi-year renovation, 50 years after its inaugural opening date.

Embodied: Human Figures in Art 

Museum Hours | Indianapolis Museum of Art Galleries at Newfields

This exhibition features works from four continents that span nearly 4,000 years, and through themes including power, beauty, identity, gender, and remembrance, examines how representations of people in art allow us to explore what it means to be human.  

Work in Progress: Conversations about American Art

Museum Hours | Indianapolis Museum of Art Galleries at Newfields

93rd Annual Juried Exhibition of the Indiana Artists Club, Inc.

Museum Hours | Waller Gallery at Newfields

The Indiana Artists Club, Inc. is pleased to present the 93rd Annual Juried Exhibition at the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields. 

Artists Among Us: Season Three

Museum Hours | Newfields

Newfields is proud to present Artists Among Us: Season Three, the ongoing exhibition of artwork by our incredibly talented team members.  

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Honor a loved one with a bloom-struck planter. Celebrate someone special and support The Garden at Newfields all season long. Each Bloom-Struck donation includes a customized plaque and blooms that change with the seasons.