Crazy quilts were made by fashionable women in the 1880s and early 1890s in the United States. They were a unique style of quilt that broke dramatically from the structured patchwork quilts of the preceding years and were reflective of the period’s decorative art trends. A guided tour will examine the intricate features of these embellished quilts and consider how the crazy quilt aesthetic influenced fashion of subsequent eras. Additional galleries may be visited to explore visual connections.
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Inspired by Spring
Experience the season through the eyes (and lens) of our staff and guests with Inspired By Spring, on display on Floor 2 of the historic Lilly House.

The Philadelphia Story
In this classic comedy, the marriage of socialite Tracy Lord (Katharine Hepburn) to George Kittredge is expected to be the wedding of the year—until her ex-husband Dexter (Cary Grant) shows up with a reporter (James Stewart) in tow.

But I'm a Cheerleader
But I'm a Cheerleader follows all-American Megan as she is sent to the True Directions boot camp, a “rehabilitation camp” designed to sort out her sexuality.

Bend it Like Beckham
Teenaged Jesminder (Parminder Nagra) defies her parent’s wishes and joins her local women's soccer league with the dream of one day playing professional soccer.

The Graduate
Mike Nichols won an Oscar for his directing in this 1960’s hit, where a recent college graduate (Dustin Hoffman) faces disillusionment and a host of adult confusions as he steps into an uncertain future.

Night of the Living Dead
In this classic George Romero horror film, seven strangers must find a way to survive an attack by zombies.

Big Hero 6
Child prodigy Hiro transforms his friends into a band of high-tech heros in order to save their town from a mysterious and dangerous masked man.

Panel Discussion: Collecting Contemporary Art in Indianapolis
Join us for a panel discussion with Shannon Linker, vice president of the Arts Council of Indianapolis and director of Gallery 924; Susan Brewer, director of 10th West Gallery; and Ian Kime, director of Kime Contemporary.

A Shot in the Dark
French police detective Inspector Jacques Clouseau (Peter Sellers) investigates the murder of a millionaire’s chauffeur, refusing to believe all of the evidence that points to the maid, Maria, as the culprit.

Grease 2
In this return to Rydell High after the wildly successful Grease, new student Michael (Maxwell Caulfield) must prove himself to the leader of the Pink Ladies (Michelle Pfeiffer) to win her heart.

Enter the Dragon
Martial artist Lee (Bruce Lee) uses an invitation to a martial arts tournament to spy on Han, a dangerous and reclusive crime lord.

Creature from the Black Lagoon
Scientists on an expedition play a deadly cat-and-mouse game with a mysterious humanoid monster.

Akeelah and the Bee
Forced to participate in her school's spelling bee, eleven-year-old Akeelah (Keke Palmer) discovers a talent for spelling.

An American Werewolf in London
When two American students are attacked by a werewolf during a visit to England, the surviving student begins to have nightmares about what will occur on the next full moon.

Selections from Indy Shorts International Film Festival
Newfields will host Heartland Film’s inaugural Indy Shorts International Film Festival.

Hitch
Professional “date doctor” Hitch (Will Smith) helps his clients find the women of their dreams while he struggles with his own social life.

Pretty in Pink
Teenaged Andie (Molly Ringwald) must choose between her childhood sweetheart, Duckie, and a potential relationship with the rich and wordly Blane.

Blair Witch Project
Three film students travel to the forests of Maryland to make a film about a local urban legend.

Strangers on a Train
In a casual conversation, two strangers discuss how to pull off the perfect murder—each of them taking care of the other's "problem" person—with disastrous consequences.

The Dark Knight
Gotham City is plunged into chaos as Batman (Christian Bale) struggles to defeat the Joker (Heath Ledger).

When Harry Met Sally
Harry (Billy Crystal) and Sally (Meg Ryan) have been good friends for years. But what will happen if they take their relationship to the next step?

From Picasso with Love
As a rising star on the Paris art scene, Picasso was inspired to venture deeper into his experiments in Cubism when he met Eva Gouel in 1911.

On the Flip Side: Secret on the Backs of Paintings
This exhibition allows guests the rare chance to view paintings from all sides.

Portraits of Our City
Portraits of Our City features hundreds of black and white photographs of local residents and invites the community to discover human connections through people and place.

Director's Choice: Gifts of Art 2017
This installation features gifts from our friends and donors to the Indianapolis community and will become a new holiday tradition at Newfields.

Hats Off! to Bes-Ben Hats
Wear your favorite hat, the more imaginative the better, and join the Fashion Arts Society for our annual lecture and luncheon.

Hello Spring Gallery Tour
Stroll through the IMA Galleries to see how spring is captured on canvas and discover great connections to the blooming landscape outside.

Yoga at Newfields
Stretch your limbs and realign mind, body, and spirit while surrounded by inspiring art and nature with Yoga at Newfields.

Hello Spring Tram Tour
Take a 45-minute guided tram and walking tour of The Garden.

Hello Spring Beer Garden
Admiring all this art and nature can make a person thirsty.

Adult Class: Giant Paper Flowers
Spring doesn’t have to stay outside. Bring it into your living room by making your own giant, colorful, crepe paper flower with Newfields’ Marian Keith.

A Mad Hatter Tea Party
Wear your fanciest hat and celebrate an afternoon of whimsy and, of course, lots of tea with the Horticultural Society.

If These Flowers Could Talk: Spring Lecture and Luncheon
Robert Scanlan who will take you behind the scenes and inside the White House Flower Shop. Presented by The Alliance.

Stargazing: Jupiter’s Opposition
As the Earth hurtles through the solar system, this month it will fly directly between Jupiter and the sun.

Inspired Reception at Miller House
Join the Design Arts Society for an evening at the Miller House and Garden in Columbus, Indiana.

Member Meet Up in the Beer Garden
Bring a friend, purchase a beverage, and join the Fashion Arts Society to celebrate another year of friends and fashion.

Youth Class: Terrariums for Kids
Newfields’ Lyss Woods will help kids build their own terrariums to take home, guiding them through every detail of this mini-garden.

Millinery & Mimosas
Don’t be upstaged again at the Kentucky Derby by your underdesigned hat. This year, skip the store-bought crown and take matters into your own hands.

Yoga at Newfields
Stretch your limbs and realign mind, body, and spirit while surrounded by inspiring art and nature with Yoga at Newfields.

Yoga at Newfields
Stretch your limbs and realign mind, body, and spirit while surrounded by inspiring art and nature with Yoga at Newfields.

Yoga at Newfields
Stretch your limbs and realign mind, body, and spirit while surrounded by inspiring art and nature with Yoga at Newfields.

Mastering Materials: Rare Objects from the IMA’s Asian Collection
This exhibition features groupings of intricate artworks masterfully created from a wide array of materials.

Bes-Ben: The Mad Hatter of Chicago
Known for his elaborate, humorous, and flamboyant creations, Benjamin B. Green-Field designed hats with anything one could possibly imagine.

wee Wonders
Foster a young imagination through pretend play, sing-a-longs, gallery art hunts, and hands-on art activities.

Hello Spring Beer Garden
Admiring all this art and nature can make a person thirsty.

Collecting Contemporaries: Recent Acquisitions from the Koch and Wolf Collections
This exhibition highlights some of the most significant gifts of contemporary art made to the IMA over its 135-year history, donated by longtime supporters Kay Koch, and Joan and Walter Wolf.

Beer Garden Game Nights
Join us on second Saturdays this spring and summer for Beer Garden Game Nights, when you can experience a little nostalgia playing classic games over a pint

Indianapolis Ballet: May We Dance Showcase
The Indianapolis School of Ballet’s annual May We Dance showcase returns with a pair of performances on Mother’s Day.

Indianapolis Ballet: May We Dance Showcase
The Indianapolis School of Ballet’s annual May We Dance showcase returns with a pair of performances on Mother’s Day.

Indianapolis Ballet: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Indianapolis Ballet, a Performance Residency partner in The Toby at Newfields, will close out its debut 2018 season with three performances of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Indianapolis Ballet: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Indianapolis Ballet, a Performance Residency partner in The Toby at Newfields, will close out its debut 2018 season with three performances of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

The National Bank of Indianapolis Summer Nights Film Series
Watch movies under the stars every weekend at Newfields.

Natural Abstraction: Brett Weston and His Contemporaries
Brett Weston and his contemporaries were masters of the craft of black-and-white photography who used their cameras to capture increasingly-abstract forms in the world around them.

Design Gallery
This summer the Design Gallery returns completely revamped, with a thematic reinterpretation that offers new insights into the versatile design process—from inspiration to production.

Making Faces: The Remarkable Masks of Master Bidou Yamaguchi
Bridging traditional Japanese arts and Western masterworks, this series includes three dimensional masks from two dimensional works such as the Mona Lisaand Girl with the Pearl Earring.

Sensual/Sexual/Social: The Photography of George Platt Lynes
Explore the artistic legacy of photographer George Platt Lynes through this exhibition of photographs.

Clowes Portraits
See the extensive collection of portraiture from Dr. George H.A. and Edith Whitehill Clowes in a whole new light.

Japanese Fashion
In the 1980s Japanese designers challenged the principles of Western fashion design by introducing clothing that draped and wrapped the body, concealing its contours and silhouette.

700 Years of Japanese painting at the IMA
This exhibition will feature the best of the Edo collection, as well as works from several other periods.

Bes-Ben: The Mad Hatter of Chicago Tour
Explore the mind(s) behind the madness of Chicago’s “Mad Hatter.”

Gardens and Museums Day
Come on in, May 22 and explore everything there is to do and see around our 152-acre campus during Hello Spring.

Adult Class: Orchids Basics
This hands-on class includes instruction on repotting and the secrets of reblooming the orchid you will take home.

Visual Thinking Strategies Workshop
Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) is a school curriculum and teaching method that uses art to develop critical thinking, communication, and visual literacy skills in students of all ages.

Summer Camp for Teachers: Book Arts
Five books in three days. Educators, please join us for the third year of the IMA summer day camp for teachers.

Summer Camp for Teachers: Science + Art
Educators, please join us for the third year of the IMA summer day camp for teachers.

Meet Me at Newfields Tour: Early-Stage Alzheimer’s Tour
Art appreciation and social opportunities help enhance the relationship between persons with a dementia diagnosis and care partners, as well as providing an opportunity to develop new relationships with fellow participants.

The Garden Tour
Take an hour-long tour of the beautiful gardens of the IMA Museum and the Country Estate surrounding the Lilly House.

Evening Tour of The Garden with Newfields' Director of Horticulture
Stroll The Garden with Newfields’ director of horticulture, Chad Franer, and learn about what’s in bloom.

Lilly House Tour
Take a docent-guided tour of the American Country Place Era home of the late Indianapolis businessman, philanthropist, and collector J.K. Lilly, Jr.

Perennial Premiere
This signature event of Hello Spring provides a chance for guests to shop for the best plants for your garden.

Perennial Premiere Members-Only Preview
Join Newfields for our annual celebration of spring for the home gardener.

Hello Spring Gallery Tour
Stroll through the IMA Galleries to see how spring is captured on canvas and discover great connections to the blooming landscape outside.

The Garden Tour
Take an hour-long tour of the beautiful gardens of the IMA Museum and the Country Estate surrounding the Lilly House.

Bes-Ben: The Mad Hatter of Chicago Tour
Explore the mind(s) behind the madness of Chicago’s “Mad Hatter.”

Collecting Contemporaries Members-Only Preview
Newfields members are invited to view some of the most significant gifts of contemporary art made to the Indianapolis Museum of Art before the general public.

The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park: 100 Acres Tour
Lace up your walking shoes for this guided tour of Fairbanks Park, featuring 100-acres of woodlands, wetlands, and meadows.

Collecting Contemporaries: Recent Acquisitions from the Koch and Wolf Collections Tour
Enjoy a guided tour of this exhibition featuring some of the most significant gifts of contemporary art in IMA history.

Collecting Contemporaries: Recent Acquisitions from the Koch and Wolf Collections Tour
Enjoy a guided tour of this exhibition featuring some of the most significant gifts of contemporary art in IMA history.

Meet Me at Newfields Tour: Early-Stage Alzheimer’s Tour
Art appreciation and social opportunities help enhance the relationship between persons with a dementia diagnosis and care partners, as well as providing an opportunity to develop new relationships with fellow participants.

A Closer Look
Participants are invited to observe, question, and discuss a selected artwork in the galleries with a museum educator.

Mother's Day at Newfields
You know what your mother wants for Mother’s Day? Quality time with you. Take her to Newfields this year for a stroll around The Garden, and then swing by the Beer Garden for a glass of champagne or a refreshing mint iced tea.

Members-Only Curator Talks
On the second Sunday of every month, members have the opportunity to go behind the scenes with our in-house experts.

A Closer Look
Participants are invited to observe, question, and discuss a selected artwork in the galleries with a museum educator.

The Alliance of Newfields Book Discussion Group
The Alliance presents a discussion of The Art of Rivalry: Four Friendships, Betrayals, and Breakthroughs in Modern Art by Sebastian Smee, written in 2017.

The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park: 100 Acres Tour
Lace up your walking shoes for this guided tour of Fairbanks Park, featuring 100-acres of woodlands, wetlands, and meadows.

TASK Party with Newfields Teen Arts Council
Newfields’ Teen Arts Council (TAC) is once again calling all creatives to the TAC TASK Party, an experimental art party created by artist Oliver Herring.

Touch & Audio Descriptive Tour
The Touch & Audio Descriptive Tour is an accessible tour program for people who are blind or possess low vision.

Meet Me at Newfields Tour: Early-Stage Alzheimer’s Tour
Art appreciation and social opportunities help enhance the relationship between persons with a dementia diagnosis and care partners, as well as providing an opportunity to develop new relationships with fellow participants.

Summer Wonderland: Spectacular Creatures
We’ve teamed up with the Italian art collective Cracking Art to welcome hundreds of animals to the Newfields campus this summer.

Family Day: Wonderland
Colorful animals of all kinds invade Newfields this summer as part of the Summer Wonderland: Spectacular Creatures exhibition.

Summer Wonderland: Spectacular Creatures Tour
Learn more about Cracking Art’s spectacular creatures and visit some of Newfields’ own animal residents in this tour that brings art and nature together.

Open Studio with Newfields Teen Arts Council
This four-week series introduces students to different forms of art—from illustration to printmaking—with hands-on projects led by local artists.

A Closer Look
Participants are invited to observe, question, and discuss a selected artwork in the galleries with a museum educator.

Members-Only Curator Talks
On the second Sunday of every month, members have the opportunity to go behind the scenes with our in-house experts.

A Garden Affair
Enjoy cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and music as you peruse plants and garden-themed gifts as part of the silent auction.

Adult Class: Orchids & Beer
Come out and enjoy a cold one while learning about the steamy world of orchids from Newfields’ Ian Wilhite.

Youth Class: Kokedama Bonsai for Kids
. In this class, Lyss Woods will show kids how to create a floating orchid island that can be suspended from the ceiling—and will amaze friends and family.

A Closer Look
Participants are invited to observe, question, and discuss a selected artwork in the galleries with a museum educator.

Book Club: Rhinoceros: A Play in Three Acts
Just as the Newfields campus is invaded this summer by colorful animals for Summer Wonderland: Spectacular Creatures, the small French town in Eugène Ionesco’s Rhinoceros (1959) is experiencing an invasion of its own.

Members-Only Curator Talks
On the second Sunday of every month, members have the opportunity to go behind the scenes with our in-house experts.