Frequently Asked Questions
Great question! The museum lobby is currently open for visitors and students with classes in our building. Our hours are:
Sunday & Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 10 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday: 10 AM - 5:30 PM
Thursday: 10 AM - 5:30 PM
Friday: 10 AM - 5:30 PM
Saturday: 12 PM - 5:30 PM
Limited complimentary parking is available in front of the museum entrance off Indiana Avenue. Street parking is free on weekdays after 5:00 PM in the neighborhoods surrounding the Museum. Paid parking options include the McCalla Building lot off Indiana Avenue, the Indiana Memorial Union lots, and metered street parking in the downtown/Sample Gates area.
Metered parking is availablealong Kirkwood Avenue, East 6th Street, East 4th Street, North Lincoln Street, North Dunn Street, and South Grant Street.
Click here to access a map of street parking in the area around the Museum. Unless otherwise designated, all street parking in Zone 4 and Zone 5 is free on weekends and after 5:00 PM on weekdays.
The spirit, collections, and activities of the Mathers, including cultural exhibitions, will live on as featured aspects in the new Museum. We look forward to expanding on its education programs and exceptional outreach activities, and developing loan and exhibit exchange programs with important museums elsewhere in the country and world.
One key focus of the new Museum will be Native American people of the American Midwest and beyond, utilizing the collection of artifacts cared for by the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology, including artifacts from Angel Mounds near Evansville, Indiana. In addition, the new Museum will invigorate research in archaeology for collections and field work in the Glenn A. Black Research Laboratory.
Room (M2) 100 is located in the north wing of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology lobby. The lobby is located in the grey, limestone portion of the museum building and can be accessed from two entrances—one facing Indiana Ave and one facing Fess Ave. The lobby is not accessible from the brick portion of the museum facility.
The Indiana Ave entrance is located up the ramp and stairs connected to our parking lot. The Fess Ave entrance is located halfway between 8th and 9th street. Note: The doors at the corner of 9th and Fess are not an entrance—if you find yourself at those doors, continue up the ramp and enter the doors on your right.
If you enter from the parking lot/Indiana Ave entrance, pass the front desk and turn to the hallway to the left. If you enter from Fess Ave, walk past the seating area and turn right. Follow this hallway and (M2) 100 is located around the corner to your left.