The Garden Tour

Portraits of Our City features hundreds of black and white photographs of local residents and invites the community to discover human connections through people and place.

Brett Weston and his contemporaries were masters of the craft of black-and-white photography who used their cameras to capture increasingly-abstract forms in the world around them. 

Known for his elaborate, humorous, and flamboyant creations, Benjamin B. Green-Field designed hats with anything one could possibly imagine.

Explore the legacy of American photographer George Platt Lynes through this exhibition of photographs from the collection of the Kinsey Institute, Indiana University. 

Stretch your limbs and realign mind, body, and spirit while surrounded by inspiring art and nature with Yoga at Newfields.

Admiring all this art and nature can make a person thirsty.

Join AAS at Woodstock Country Club as they host the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Chairman of the Asian Art Department, Dr. Mike Hearn and learn about the Met’s world-class collection.

Everything old is new again in this four-session class where kids will create artworks from recycled materials.

Join the Design Arts Society for a screening of Rams, a feature-length documentary about the life and work of industrial designer Dieter Rams, and a conversation director, Gary Hustwit.

The Asian Art Society has arranged a private tour of the MacLean Collection of Asian Art and Maps in Chicago with Richard Pegg, its director and curator.

Cereal Cinema combines two of the best things about Saturday mornings: cereal and a great movie.

Lose yourself in the shimmering of a million lights, enchanting music and the wonder of Winterlights at Newfields.

Ever wished you could smell the grass in a landscape painting? During our sense-sational Homeschool Day at Newfields, you’ll finally get the chance.

Heralded by The New York Times as “transcending real sound in real time with the unexpected,” New York composer and guitarist Rafiq Bhatia seeks to shatter preconceptions about how much can be said without a word—and, for that matter, who can say it.

Plant your own personal arrangement of succulents in a stylish terra-cotta bowl.

Members get the first chance to experience Winterlights at Newfields. 

Using a mix of fresh, fragrant greens, make your own evergreen wreath in this get-your-hands-dirty workshop.

Traditionally hung in a doorway, an evergreen kissing ball bestows good wishes on those who pass by.

Cereal Cinema combines two of the best things about Saturday mornings: cereal and a great movie.

Experience the season through the eyes (and lens) of our staff and guests with Inspired By Spring, on display on Floor 2 of the historic Lilly House.

Explore the artistic legacy of photographer George Platt Lynes through this exhibition of photographs.

Foster a young imagination through pretend play, sing-a-longs, gallery art hunts, and hands-on art activities.

In the 1980s Japanese designers challenged the principles of Western fashion design by introducing clothing that draped and wrapped the body, concealing its contours and silhouette.

See the extensive collection of portraiture from Dr. George H.A. and Edith Whitehill Clowes in a whole new light.

This exhibition will feature the best of the Edo collection, as well as works from several other periods.

Explore the mind(s) behind the madness of Chicago’s “Mad Hatter.”

Visit one of the most important mid-century modern residences in the country.

Get the most out of your visit to the IMA Galleries with a trained docent as your guide.

Indiana’s largest and longest-running film festival will celebrate its 27th anniversary this October across Indianapolis.

Take a docent-guided tour of the American Country Place Era home of the late Indianapolis businessman, philanthropist, and collector J.K. Lilly, Jr.

View new acquisitions that may be featured in next year’s Japanese Fashion exhibition.

Lace up your walking shoes for this guided tour of Fairbanks Park, featuring 100-acres of woodlands, wetlands, and meadows.

Curious about something you see? Just ask one of our Ask Me! docents.

Art appreciation and social opportunities help enhance the relationship between persons with a dementia diagnosis and care partners, as well as providing an opportunity to develop new relationships with fellow participants.

Stroll The Garden with Newfields’ director of horticulture, Chad Franer, and learn about what’s in bloom.

Prior to the evening’s performance of Rafiq Bhatia: Breaking English, Affiliate group members and their guests are invited to a special reception with the artists.

Participants are invited to observe, question, and discuss a selected artwork in the galleries with a museum educator.

See the lights dance again on the Lilly House allee as you amble side by side with family and friends. Sip a warm drink, have a s’more, and enjoy new features like Wintermarket.

Newfields welcomes the Young Actors Theatre (YAT) back for its second year of imaginative and family-friendly shows.

Fire up your holiday spirit with gift-making and celebrating at Newfields.

Before or after you see Winterlights, find the perfect gift for the holidays at the return of our annual holiday shopping extravaganza.

To accompany the exhibition Sensual/Sexual/Social: The Photography of George Platt Lynes, the Contemporary Art Society presents a roundtable discussion about the life and legacy of photographer George Platt Lynes.

Newfields is partnering with Sun King Brewing to bring you Monster Drawing Rally, an art-making spectacle featuring more than 30 local artists.