Press Releases

Wicked Woods — a hiker’s worst nightmare, or, maybe just a jarring jaunt through a forest filled with creepy campfires, cabins, creatures and caves? Put on your hiking boots from October 7th through October 31st, 2017 (closed Mondays) to see if you have what it takes to traverse the haunted trails and find your way out of the Wicked Woods.

The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis joins with the Children’s Museum of Houston to say thank you to Hoosier children and their grownups who donated more than 2,500 pounds of school supplies and school uniforms to the children and schools of Houston following Hurricane Harvey.

What do DaMarcus Beasley, Tamika Catchings, Hank Aaron, Peanut Johnson, Toni Stone, Pete and Alice Dye, A.J. Foyt, Wayne Gretzky, Bobby “Slick” Leonard, Reggie Miller, Oscar Robertson, Wilma Rudolph, Reggie Wayne and Barbara Wynne all have in common?

A rare total solar eclipse occurs August 21, 2017, and The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis is a perfect place for families and children to view it together while science educators explain the phenomenon of the moon moving across the sun, which creates a nighttime experience in the middle of the afternoon.

The Children's Museum, in partnership with the National Collegiate Athletic Association, is creating the NCAA Sports Legends Training Facility, which will be part of the Riley Children’s Health Sports Legends Experience.

The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis is proud to announce the nationwide winners of the prestigious Power of Children Award.

‘Round and ‘round the carousel critters go...when they’ll stop no one knows. By the sounds of the giggles punctuating the music of the Wurlitzer organ, it’s clear no one wants the magical moment to stop.

It was green flag, touchdown, goal, hole-in-one, homerun, game, set, and match for the Legends in the Making Preseason Party.

Down, set, hike! Riley Children’s Health Sports Legends Experience is our largest expansion in 40 years, and we are ready to celebrate.

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis fondly remembers Burks, who passed away on Monday, June 19, 2017, at the age of 95.