Festivals and Events
Artist Talk with Ruth Cuthand (Plains Cree) 2023 Eiteljorg Fellow
Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hall Basile Auditorium 735 W New York St, Indianapolis, IN, United StatesIn conjunction with the 2023 Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship, the Eiteljorg Museum and Herron School of Art + Design are partnering for an artist talk with the 2023 Fellowship's invited artist, Ruth Cuthand (Plains Cree). Join Ruth at the Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hall Basile Auditorium and hear about her remarkable career, her passion for […]
Native American Heritage Day
Eiteljorg Museum 500 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN, United StatesJoin us in celebration of Native American Heritage Day with a day packed with workshops, talks, storytelling and more! Check out the exciting schedule for the day. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.: Beadwork artist Katrina Mitten (Miami Tribe of Oklahoma) will talk to visitors about her art and culture. 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.: Jewelry […]
Members-Only Adults Night Out at Fifth Third Jingle Rails
Eiteljorg Museum 500 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN, United StatesNeed a night of holiday cheer with friends? Join us for our third annual Members-Only Adults Night Out at Fifth Third Jingle Rails. Register for this exclusive members-only evening exploring Jingle Rails, a locomotive wonderland of iconic landmarks. While exploring, indulge in complimentary liquor tastings and hors d'oeuvres and take advantage of the cash bar! […]
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day FREE DAY
Join us in commemorating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a FREE day featuring art-making activities, a film screening of King in Chicago, a lecture by local artist and activist Wildstyle, and a community drum circle! Also, experience the last day of the enchanting model train wonderland, Fifth Third Bank […]
Code Talker Stories by Laura Tohe
Eiteljorg Museum 500 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN, United StatesLocation: Virtual/Zoom Cost: Free The Eiteljorg Museum’s Western Book Club, like the museum itself, is committed to including works that represent many different cultural values, attitudes, and points of view. Members come together bimonthly to discuss books that represent the diversity of the American West and Indigenous peoples of North America. Meetings take place via […]
“Acts of Faith” Community Art Project
Eiteljorg Museum 500 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN, United StatesJoin us for an exciting Community Art Project in partnership with the Harrison Center and artist Kyle Ragsdale! Please make your voice heard in our upcoming Acts of Faith exhibition by painting illustrations representing your beliefs onto cardboard circles, which will be attached to a hanging mobile as part of a new art installation in […]
“Developing Stories: Native Photographers in the Field” Exhibition Opening
Eiteljorg Museum 500 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN, United StatesDeveloping Stories: Native Photographers in the Field is a series of three photo essays created by Native photojournalists Donovan Quintero (Diné), Tailyr Irvine (Diné / Ho-Chunk), and Russel Albert Daniels (Salish / Kootenai) in collaboration with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. These photographers share the same desires: to break down stereotypes of Native […]
Why We Serve Opening Day: Navajo Code Talker Presentation
Eiteljorg Museum 500 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN, United StatesJoin us in celebrating the opening of Why We Serve: Native Americans in the United States Armed Forces with special guests Peter MacDonald, Sr. (Diné ) and Laura Tohe (Diné). 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Join Peter MacDonald, Sr. (Diné ), one of the last surviving Navajo Code Talkers, and Laura Tohe (Diné), a Navajo […]
“Developing Stories” Opening Day Programs
Join us in celebrating the opening of Developing Stories: Native Photographers in the Field with a day of exciting programs, including a tour, a photographers' panel and a talk on blood quantum. Developing Stories is an exhibition originally organized by the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of the American Indian. Supported locally by the Lilly Endowment Inc., it's open until […]
Dogs, Horses and Indians: A History of Blood Quantum
What is blood quantum? Why do Native Americans have to keep track of it? What does it mean? And why are Native Americans the only human group that must keep track of blood quantum? Explore these questions at our upcoming lecture "Dog, Horses and Indians: A History of Blood Quantum" with public historian, activist and […]
Virtual Behind the Scenes: Eclipse-Related Stories
Eiteljorg Museum 500 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN, United StatesJoin Felica Ahasteen-Bryant (Dine), Director of Purdue University’s Native American Educational and Cultural Center, and Monica Raphael (Anishinaabe – Sicangu Lakota), Hoback Curator of Great Lakes Native Cultures & Community Engagement, as they share eclipse-related stories from their respective tribes! Register
Member Brunch–Inside Look at Why We Serve and Developing Stories (Postponed)
Eiteljorg Museum 500 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN, United States*The member-only brunch will be postponed to a later date, yet to be decided. In celebration of the Eiteljorg hosting the two Smithsonian NMAI traveling exhibitions, Why We Serve and Developing Stories, museum members are invited to a brunch.