Indianapolis Museum of Art, Art museum and cultural park in Indianapolis, United States
The Indianapolis Museum of Art occupies a building at Newfields, a 152-acre (62 ha) campus at North Michigan Road and West 38th Street, about three miles north of downtown Indianapolis. Its main structure pairs a curved, glass-walled cylindrical section ringed by horizontal bands of reflective glass and light-colored metal louvers with a flat, pale stone-clad rectangular block. The permanent collection holds over 54,000 works, including Neo-Impressionist paintings, Edo-period Japanese paintings, Chinese ceramics and bronzes, and works by J. M. W. Turner.
The institution began in 1883 as the Art Association of Indianapolis and moved to its current site in 1970. The museum expanded its collections over the following decades and added gardens and a sculpture park.
Visitors walk through galleries displaying works from several millennia, including paintings, sculptures, and ceramics from Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. The collection now operates under the name Newfields, combining art exhibitions with gardens and outdoor installations.
The museum offers free parking in the main lot and underground garage, with wheelchairs and rolling walkers available at the ground floor reception desk. The outdoor trails in the park suit walking and lead through forests, fields, and wetlands with artworks along the route.
The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park covers 100 acres (40 hectares) and combines contemporary art installations with walking trails through forests and wetlands. Artists from several countries created site-specific works that change with the seasons and the natural environment.
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