What to do and see in Lafayette, Indiana (IN): The Best Museums

**Please note that due to COVID-19, we are only open at specific dates and times for scheduled tours. Sign up for a tour at haanmuseum.org!** Take a tour of the Haan Museum, an art museum inside a 1904 World's Fair mansion! Enjoy looking at beautiful impressionist Indiana paintings, amazingly detailed Renaissance Revival furniture, and uniquely eccentric ceramics, all within a grand 15,000 square-foot mansion! The Haan Museum's collection includes work from T.C. Steele, William Forsyth and the rest of the Hoosier Group artists, Brown County Art Colony artists such as Adolph and Ada Shulz, Scott Frankenberger, Marvin Bartel, and many, many more famous Indiana artists. Artwork and furniture date from the 19th century to present day. Don't forget to check out our Sculpture Garden, bike trail, and nature trail to complete your Haan Museum experience!

Welcome to the Artists’ Own Gallery. Artists’ Own is an artist cooperative with members from the Lafayette, Indiana area. They work in a wide variety of mediums including painting, sculpture, jewelry, photography, furniture, pottery, fiber, glass, drawing and much more. Find the perfect artwork to compliment your home or office décor and shop for gifts throughout the year. About Artists’ Own In 1999, a group of local artists pursued a dream of creating a unique shop with the goal of bringing art together to share with Lafayette. It would be a venue where they could display their work and offer it for sale to the community. The work had to be of the highest quality and hand made by local artists. The result of this dream was the Artists’ Own Gallery. The gallery opened in 2000 on 3rd Street facing the Courthouse Square. The community embraced the opportunity to see and own great artwork. The success of the business led to relocating the gallery in 2002 to our present, larger location

The Art Museum of Greater Lafayette is an accredited art museum hosting rotating exhibitions. Programs include: artist talks, classes, and free concerts. Free admission. Reservations required at least 24 hours in advance. Open Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays (11am-4pm) See our website for more information. For Free Entry Reservation Ticket check under the VISIT tab.

We offer Hand-crafted one-of-a-kind fine art featuring local artists, and a 'watch me work' studio where visitors can frequently see the artist's work-in-progress. We offer traditional stoneware pottery, raku pottery functional and sculptural porcelain, creative musical instruments, fused and slumped glass, metalwork jewelry with stone and enamelwork, locally strung pearls, mosaics, and more.

The Haan Museum Sculpture Garden is a wheelchair accessible path that meanders past 24 sculptures by Indiana artists. The sculptures are all made by Indiana artists, and include bronze figures by Tuck Langland; figures carved from rocks by Peter Rujuwa; figures and and other forms created from metal; a variety of forms made from clay; and glass. Animals carved from verdite create a safari search for young visitors (still very visible until the native grasses are tall enough to help hide them). The .2 mile long wheelchair accessible loop trail passes through the Theater Garden, giving wheelchairs access to that feature. The sculpture garden and adjoining nature trail are open to the public for free from dawn to dusk.

Imagination Station has been serving the Greater Lafayette Area as a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (collectively known as STEM) Center for over twenty years. From exciting field trips, to outstanding exhibits that change often, Imagination Station is the place for families to engage with STEM in fun and exciting ways.

The Tippecanoe Arts Federation is the umbrella organization and arts council for fourteen Indiana Counties. TAF provides educational opportunities in the visual, performing, and literary arts. The Wells Community Cultural Center, located in the Arts & Market Cultural District of downtown Lafayette, is the home of TAF. The Wells Building offers three rotating galleries featuring regional artists.

All Wearable Art created by local artists. Jewelry, glass and paintings are also created by local artist. A must stop and shop.