List of museums in Indiana

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• Brauer Museum of Art, Valparaiso, closed in 2024
• Carter's Toy Museum, Zionsville, closed in 2012^[37]
• Clabber Girl Museum, Terre Haute, closed in 2021^[38]
• "Collectible Classics" Car Museum, Hagerstown, closed notice
• College Football Hall of Fame, South Bend, closed in 2012^[39] and reopened in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2014^[40]
• Colonel Eli Lilly Civil War Museum, Indianapolis, closed; collection acquired by Indiana War Memorial Museum
• Corvette Classics Museum, Fort Wayne^[41][42]
• Dream Car Museum, Evansville
• Forest Discovery Center, Starlight, closed in 2009^[43]
• Hannah Lindahl Children's Museum, Mishawaka, closed in 2020
• Hoosier Air Museum, Auburn, closed in 2019
• Hostetler's Hudson Museum, Shipshewana, closed in 2018^[44]
• Indiana Aviation Museum, Valparaiso, closed in 2010^[45]
• Indiana Historic Radio Museum, Ligonier, closed in 2008^[46]
• Indiana Transportation Museum, Logansport, closed in 2023
• Indianapolis Contemporary, Indianapolis, dissolved in 2020^[47]
• John Dillinger Museum, Crown Point, closed in 2017^[48]
• Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, Fort Wayne
• The Lincoln Museum, Fort Wayne, closed June 30, 2008^[49]
• Mascot Hall of Fame, Whiting, closed September 14, 2024.^[50]
• Morris-Butler House, Indianapolis, no longer open for public tours
• National Art Museum of Sport, Indianapolis, dissolved in 2017; reopened as part of the Children's Museum of Indianapolis in 2018^[51]
• National Military History Center, Auburn, closed 2019 and redeveloped into Kruse Plaza.^[52]
• Ragtops Museum, Michigan City, closed in 2011^[53]
• Ropkey Armor Museum, Crawfordsville, closed in 2017^[54]
• Snite Museum of Art, Notre Dame, reopened as the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art in 2023^[55]
• Trumps' Texaco Museum, Knightstown^[56]

As of June 2024^[update], the Indiana Destination Development Corporation defines three main tourism regions within the state:^[57]

The North region generally covers the northern third of Indiana, including 30 counties divided among four sub-regions: Northwest, North Central, Northeast, and Wabash Valley. Among the state's 20 largest cities in 2020, seven are located in the North region: Fort Wayne, South Bend, Hammond, Lafayette, Gary, Elkhart, and Mishawaka. Collectively, the cities are home to approximately 45 museums or galleries. Other cities in the region hosting four or more museums or galleries include Auburn, Michigan City, and Peru.

The Central region generally covers the middle third of Indiana, including 28 counties divided among three sub-regions: Central, East Central, and West Central. Among the state's 20 largest cities in 2020, nine are located in the Central region: Indianapolis, Carmel, Fishers, Noblesville, Muncie, Greenwood, Kokomo, Terre Haute, and Anderson. Collectively, the cities are home to approximately 60 museums or galleries; Indianapolis-based institutions account for about half (30). Other cities in the region hosting four or more museums or galleries include Crawfordsville and Richmond.

The South region generally covers the southern third of Indiana, including 34 counties divided among four sub-regions: South Central, Southeast, Southwest, and Uplands. Among the state's 20 largest cities in 2020, four are located in the South region: Evansville, Bloomington, Columbus, and Jeffersonville. Collectively, the cities are home to approximately 25 museums or galleries. Other municipalities in the region hosting four or more museums or galleries include Madison, New Albany, Vevay, and Vincennes.