Eiteljorg’s affordable and popular holiday family tradition opens Nov. 17 with a delightful new scene INDIANAPOLIS – The iconic roadside attractions and landmarks along the historic U.S. Highway Route 66 highlight new additions to the Eiteljorg Museum’s holiday model train display, Jingle Rails: The Great Western...
Jason Allen Jason Allen is known around the Eiteljorg as a highly organized museum project manager who brings dedication, focus and a sense of humor to his work. Those attributes have served him well as an Eiteljorg Museum professional, but he began honing them early in...
“What I want people to take away from my work is a sense of humanity. I want people to recognize that Native people are human beings and our history is everybody’s history.” Wendy Red Star (Crow, b. 1981) “I would hope that my work could transcend the...
A national magazine, Western Art Collector, recently published this recap article about the 13th annual Quest for the West® Art Show and Sale, held at the Eiteljorg Museum on Sept. 7-8. Read the article at this link: Western Art Collector - Quest Recap...
With Disney/Pixar’s 2017 release of the movie Coco, the traditional Mexican holiday of Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, has become better known in the U.S. and overseas. Coco conveys to viewers of all ages a sense of how colorful and festive...
Mian Situ (American, born in China, 1953) The Golden Mountain, Arriving San Francisco, 1865, 2003 Oil on canvas Museum purchase with funds provided by the Eiteljorg Museum’s Western Art Society INDIANAPOLIS – Visitors to the Eiteljorg Museum will discover an enhanced experience of beautiful and thought-provoking artworks starting Nov....
The Eiteljorg Museum's newly reinstalled Western art galleries and the new exhibit Attitudes: The West in American Art are the focus of this article by Michael Clawson in Western Art Collector magazine. To read the article, click on this link: Western Art Collector - New Galleries...
Costumes and props from film and TV Westerns are on exhibit in The Reel West. We typically don’t feature main attractions for an entire year at the Eiteljorg Museum, but with a five-star exhibit such as The Reel West, the show had to go on longer than...
INDIANAPOLIS – The community is invited to the Eiteljorg Museum for a Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration on Saturday, Oct. 27, when admission is free. Nopal Cultural, a local Latino arts organization, and the Eiteljorg are partnering on the celebration that features music,...
What happens when nations intersect? What is a treaty? A Crossroads of Nations explores historic and contemporary impacts of the St. Mary’s treaties of 1818 between Native nations of the Great Lakes and the U.S. government. The Indiana Historical Society is partnering with the Eiteljorg Museum...
