Works in our permanent collection are on the move more than you might think. Between loans to other institutions, collection research, and preventative conservation, we are always updating our spaces so that there is new art for you to experience.

In the spirit of our evening event, Gallery Forward, where guests get a guided preview of newly opened exhibitions and significant collection rotations, here’s a few recent changes at the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields that you can explore on your own.

Henri Delavallée (French, 1862–1943), The Boot Polisher, 1890, oil on canvas, 62-5/8 x 31-7/8 in. (canvas); 74-3/4 x 43-1/2 x 4-3/4 in.(framed). Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Wood Art Purchase Endowment Fund, 2016.1.

Labor and Leisure at the Turn of the Century

Floor 2, European Galleries H200, H201
Opened August 26, 2025

This installation of works discusses the emergence of new painting styles in the late nineteenth century, coinciding with the rise of industry and its effects on labor, the environment, and an improvement of the quality of life.

New in the IMA Galleries:

• A Slag Heap Near Marchiennes, Maximilien Luce

• The Boot Polisher, Henri Delavallée

• Rita del Erido, Bernard Boutet de Monvel

Unknown, Noh Play: Funa Benkei, about 1660, ink, colors and gold on paper, six-panel screen, 46 1/8 x 18 in. (each panel). Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Gift of the Alliance of the Indianapolis Museum of Art, 2000.3.

Theater Performance in Japan

Floor 3, Asian Galleries K308, K310
Opened October 20, 2025

These works explore depictions of traditional Japanese theatre arts and include masks used in stage performances.

New in the IMA Galleries:

• Noh Play: Funa Benkei, Unknown Japanese

• Male Role Mask of the type called Akujō, Deme Tōhaku Mitsutaka 出目洞白満喬

• Female Role Nō Mask of the type called Zo Onna 能面 増女, Unknown Japanese

• Kyogen Mask, Unknown Japanese

• Scene of Female Kabuki Theater, Unknown Japanese

Bob Bopani, (Australian Aboriginal 1925–1993), Djan'kawu at Garriyak, probably 1960s, bark, pigment, 43-3/8 x 24 x 2-1/2 in. Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Eiteljorg, 1989.1390. © Bob Bopani and all related Indigenous rights retained by Bob Bopani.

Indigenous Australian Art from the IMA

Floor 4, THE LUME Indianapolis
Opened May 10, 2025

In the final gallery of THE LUME experience, you’ll find Indigenous Australian bark paintings from the Indianapolis Museum of Art’s permanent collection. Come see these works in person in Connection: Land, Water, Sky, only on display until the end of February 2026.

New in the IMA Galleries:

• Djan'kawu at Garriyak, Bob Bopani

• Mimih Spirits with Mandem, Unidentified Kunwinjku artist

• Visit for additional works on view

We look forward to welcoming you back each season and sharing fresh art from our permanent collection. There’s always something new happening at Newfields. For tickets and more, plan your visit today.