Museums - Community Organizations

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Elizabeth Sage Historic Costume Collection

Websitehttp://www.indiana.edu/~sagecoll/
Description

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This collection contains over 15,000 objects relating to clothing and personal adornment, dating from the late 18th century to the present. Collection is in storage but is open for research.

Community Organizations Subjects
Address
2805 E. 10th Street   
Suite 140   
Bloomington   
IN   
47408   
Contact
Kelly   
Richardson   
812-855-4627   
ksrichar [at] indiana.edu   
   

Farmer House Museum

Websitehttp://thefarmerhousemuseum.wix.com/homepage
Description

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The Farmer House Museum, located in an historic 1869 residence, seeks to preserve and interpret family life in Monroe County, Indiana.

Incorporation StatusIncorporated
Community Organizations Subjects
Address
529 N. College   
Bloomington   
IN   
47403   
Contact
Emily   
Purcell   
812-336-5597   
   

Friends of Art

Websitehttps://eskenazi.indiana.edu/about/facilities/foa-bookshop/index.html
Description

Dedicated to promoting the visual arts at Indiana University, the Friends of Art at Indiana University has supported art history and studio art students at Indiana University since 1965.

Generously supporting studio art and art history undergraduate and graduate students is FoA's most important goal. Friends of Art Awards help to fund creative activities, research travels, and scholarships while forging connections between Indiana University and Institutions and sites around the world.

Community Organizations Subjects
Address
Fine Arts Building, FA 120   
1201 E. Seventh St.   
Bloomington   
IN   
47405   
Contact
812-855-5300   
foart [at] indiana.edu   
   

Friends of Wylie House

Websitehttp://www.indiana.edu/~libwylie/
Description

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Organized in December 1989. Provides financial support for Wylie House historic house museum.

Community Organizations Subjects
Address
307 E. 2nd St.   
Bloomington   
IN   
47401   
Contact
812-855-6224   
libwylie [at] indiana.edu   
   

Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archeology

Websitehttps://gbl.indiana.edu/
Description

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Through the efforts of Eli Lilly and Indiana University, the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology was dedicated as an independent research facility with the Indiana University community in 1971. In addition to curating Eli Lilly's archaeological collection and the records and collections from Glenn Black's excavations at the Angel Mounds site, the Glenn A. Black Laboratory also curates over 10,000 collections, made up of millions of individual artifacts, representing over four decades of archaeological research in every county in Indiana and at significant sites throughout the Midwest.

Community Organizations Subjects
Address
423 N. Fess St.   
Bloomington   
IN   
47408   
Contact
April   
Sievert   
Director   
812-855-9544   
gbl [at] indiana.edu   
   

Mathers Museum of World Cultures

Websitehttps://mmwcweb.sitehost.iu.edu
Description

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The Mathers Museum of World Cultures offers research and training opportunities for IU students, educational support and services for IU faculty and elementary/ secondary school teachers, and family-friendly exhibits and programs. Admission to the museum and its programs is free. During normal hours of operation the Mathers Museum exhibition hall and Museum store are open Tuesday through Fridays, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and Saturdays and Sundays, from 1 to 4:30 p.m.

Free visitor parking is avaliable by the Indiana Avenue lobby entrance. Metered parking is available at the McCalla School Parking lot on the corner of Ninth Street and Indiana Avenue. The parking lot also has spaces designated for Indiana University C and E permits. During the weekends, free parking is avaliable on the surrounding streets.

Year Established1963
Incorporation StatusIncorporated
Community Organizations Subjects
Address
416 North Indiana Ave.   
Bloomington   
IN   
47405   
Contact
812-855-6873   
mathers [at] indiana.edu   
   

Monroe County History Center

Websitehttps://monroehistory.org
Description

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The Monroe County History Center's permanent and current exhibits remind us of our proud cultural and natural heritage and showcase items from our collection of over 50,000 artifacts-- documents, clothing, tools, furniture, toys, maps, and photographs/

Year Established1973
Incorporation StatusIncorporated
Community Organizations Subjects
Address
202 E. Sixth Street   
Bloomington   
IN   
47408   
Contact
812-332-2517   
mchcoperations [at] gmail.com   
   

WonderLab Museum of Health, Science, and Technology

Websitehttps://www.wonderlab.org/
Description

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The mission of WonderLab is to provide opportunities where people of all ages, especially children, can experience the wonder and excitement of science through hands-on experiences that stimulate curiosity, encourage exploration, facilitate discovery and foster learning.

Website contains a link for sending direct emails.

Community Organizations Subjects
Address
308 West 4th Street   
Bloomington   
IN   
47404   
Contact
812-337-1337   
writeus [at] wonderlab.org