The Garden Tour

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.

In this classic comedy, the marriage of socialite Tracy Lord (Katharine Hepburn) to George Kittredge is expected to be the wedding of the year—until her ex-husband Dexter (Cary Grant) shows up with a reporter (James Stewart) in tow.

But I'm a Cheerleader follows all-American Megan as she is sent to the True Directions boot camp, a “rehabilitation camp” designed to sort out her sexuality.

Teenaged Jesminder (Parminder Nagra) defies her parent’s wishes and joins her local women's soccer league with the dream of one day playing professional soccer. 

Mike Nichols won an Oscar for his directing in this 1960’s hit, where a recent college graduate (Dustin Hoffman) faces disillusionment and a host of adult confusions as he steps into an uncertain future.

In this classic George Romero horror film, seven strangers must find a way to survive an attack by zombies.

Child prodigy Hiro transforms his friends into a band of high-tech heros in order to save their town from a mysterious and dangerous masked man.

Join us for a panel discussion with Shannon Linker, vice president of the Arts Council of Indianapolis and director of Gallery 924; Susan Brewer, director of 10th West Gallery; and Ian Kime, director of Kime Contemporary.

French police detective Inspector Jacques Clouseau (Peter Sellers) investigates the murder of a millionaire’s chauffeur, refusing to believe all of the evidence that points to the maid, Maria, as the culprit.

In this return to Rydell High after the wildly successful Grease, new student Michael (Maxwell Caulfield) must prove himself to the leader of the Pink Ladies (Michelle Pfeiffer) to win her heart.

Martial artist Lee (Bruce Lee) uses an invitation to a martial arts tournament to spy on Han, a dangerous and reclusive crime lord.

Scientists on an expedition play a deadly cat-and-mouse game with a mysterious humanoid monster.

Forced to participate in her school's spelling bee, eleven-year-old Akeelah (Keke Palmer) discovers a talent for spelling.

When two American students are attacked by a werewolf during a visit to England, the surviving student begins to have nightmares about what will occur on the next full moon.

Newfields will host Heartland Film’s inaugural Indy Shorts International Film Festival.

Professional “date doctor” Hitch (Will Smith) helps his clients find the women of their dreams while he struggles with his own social life.

Teenaged Andie (Molly Ringwald) must choose between her childhood sweetheart, Duckie, and a potential relationship with the rich and wordly Blane.

Three film students travel to the forests of Maryland to make a film about a local urban legend.

In a casual conversation, two strangers discuss how to pull off the perfect murder—each of them taking care of the other's "problem" person—with disastrous consequences.

Gotham City is plunged into chaos as Batman (Christian Bale) struggles to defeat the Joker (Heath Ledger).

Harry (Billy Crystal) and Sally (Meg Ryan) have been good friends for years. But what will happen if they take their relationship to the next step?

As a rising star on the Paris art scene, Picasso was inspired to venture deeper into his experiments in Cubism when he met Eva Gouel in 1911.

This exhibition allows guests the rare chance to view paintings from all sides.

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.

This installation features gifts from our friends and donors to the Indianapolis community and will become a new holiday tradition at Newfields.

Wear your favorite hat, the more imaginative the better, and join the Fashion Arts Society for our annual lecture and luncheon.

Stroll through the IMA Galleries to see how spring is captured on canvas and discover great connections to the blooming landscape outside.

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

Take a 45-minute guided tram and walking tour of The Garden.

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

Spring doesn’t have to stay outside. Bring it into your living room by making your own giant, colorful, crepe paper flower with Newfields’ Marian Keith.

Wear your fanciest hat and celebrate an afternoon of whimsy and, of course, lots of tea with the Horticultural Society.

Robert Scanlan who will take you behind the scenes and inside the White House Flower Shop. Presented by The Alliance.

As the Earth hurtles through the solar system, this month it will fly directly between Jupiter and the sun.

Join the Design Arts Society for an evening at the Miller House and Garden in Columbus, Indiana.

Bring a friend, purchase a beverage, and join the Fashion Arts Society to celebrate another year of friends and fashion.

Newfields’ Lyss Woods will help kids build their own terrariums to take home, guiding them through every detail of this mini-garden.

Don’t be upstaged again at the Kentucky Derby by your underdesigned hat. This year, skip the store-bought crown and take matters into your own hands.

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

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

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

This exhibition features groupings of intricate artworks masterfully created from a wide array of materials.

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

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

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

This exhibition highlights some of the most significant gifts of contemporary art made to the IMA over its 135-year history, donated by longtime supporters Kay Koch, and Joan and Walter Wolf.

Join us on second Saturdays this spring and summer for Beer Garden Game Nights, when you can experience a little nostalgia playing classic games over a pint

The Indianapolis School of Ballet’s annual May We Dance showcase returns with a pair of performances on Mother’s Day.

The Indianapolis School of Ballet’s annual May We Dance showcase returns with a pair of performances on Mother’s Day.

Indianapolis Ballet, a Performance Residency partner in The Toby at Newfields, will close out its debut 2018 season with three performances of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Indianapolis Ballet, a Performance Residency partner in The Toby at Newfields, will close out its debut 2018 season with three performances of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Watch movies under the stars every weekend at Newfields.

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. 

This summer the Design Gallery returns completely revamped, with a thematic reinterpretation that offers new insights into the versatile design process—from inspiration to production.

Bridging traditional Japanese arts and Western masterworks, this series includes three dimensional masks from two dimensional works such as the Mona Lisaand Girl with the Pearl Earring.

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

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

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.

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.”

Come on in, May 22 and explore everything there is to do and see around our 152-acre campus during Hello Spring.

This hands-on class includes instruction on repotting and the secrets of reblooming the orchid you will take home.

Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) is a school curriculum and teaching method that uses art to develop critical thinking, communication, and visual literacy skills in students of all ages.

Five books in three days. Educators, please join us for the third year of the IMA summer day camp for teachers.

Educators, please join us for the third year of the IMA summer day camp for teachers.

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.

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

This signature event of Hello Spring provides a chance to shop for the best plants for your garden.

Join Newfields for our annual celebration of spring for the home gardener.

Stroll through the IMA Galleries to see how spring is captured on canvas and discover great connections to the blooming landscape outside.

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

Newfields members are invited to view some of the most significant gifts of contemporary art made to the Indianapolis Museum of Art before the general public.

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

Enjoy a guided tour of this exhibition featuring some of the most significant gifts of contemporary art in IMA history.

Enjoy a guided tour of this exhibition featuring some of the most significant gifts of contemporary art in IMA history.

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.

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

You know what your mother wants for Mother’s Day? Quality time with you. Take her to Newfields this year for a stroll around The Garden, and then swing by the Beer Garden for a glass of champagne or a refreshing mint iced tea.

On the second Sunday of every month, members have the opportunity to go behind the scenes with our in-house experts.

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

The Alliance presents a discussion of The Art of Rivalry: Four Friendships, Betrayals, and Breakthroughs in Modern Art by Sebastian Smee, written in 2017.

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

Newfields’ Teen Arts Council (TAC) is once again calling all creatives to the TAC TASK Party, an experimental art party created by artist Oliver Herring.

The Touch & Audio Descriptive Tour is an accessible tour program for people who are blind or possess low vision.

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.

We’ve teamed up with the Italian art collective Cracking Art to welcome hundreds of animals to the Newfields campus this summer.

Colorful animals of all kinds invade Newfields this summer as part of the Summer Wonderland: Spectacular Creatures exhibition.

Learn more about Cracking Art’s spectacular creatures and visit some of Newfields’ own animal residents in this tour that brings art and nature together.

This four-week series introduces students to different forms of art—from illustration to printmaking—with hands-on projects led by local artists.

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

On the second Sunday of every month, members have the opportunity to go behind the scenes with our in-house experts.

Enjoy cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and music as you peruse plants and garden-themed gifts as part of the silent auction.

Come out and enjoy a cold one while learning about the steamy world of orchids from Newfields’ Ian Wilhite.

. In this class, Lyss Woods will show kids how to create a floating orchid island that can be suspended from the ceiling—and will amaze friends and family.

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

Just as the Newfields campus is invaded this summer by colorful animals for Summer Wonderland: Spectacular Creatures, the small French town in Eugène Ionesco’s Rhinoceros (1959) is experiencing an invasion of its own.

On the second Sunday of every month, members have the opportunity to go behind the scenes with our in-house experts.