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Did you know there is a world-class museum in the middle of Indiana?
While the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art might sit on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, the museum aims to reach a wider community beyond student audiences.
Named after a couple who made generous donations to a museum renovation project in 2016, the Eskenazi Museum of Art showcases a wide display of artwork and allows for rich learning experiences.
What is the Eskenazi Museum of Art?
One of the largest university art museums, Eskenazi has around 47,000 works in its collection. Asian art curator Natasha Kimmett said the museum has art from almost every art-making culture in the world, from ancient to contemporary pieces. She described Eskenazi as a “sister building” to the glass pyramid entry to the Louvre in Paris, both of which designed by the architect I.M. Pei.
“You walk into the building and there’s this stunning glass atrium space and you just have students and faculty and people in the atrium studying and working on class projects and just having coffee chats,” she said.”
Eskenazi Museum of Art is a “modern teaching museum,” that can be used for researching, teaching and exploring, Kimmett said. Through the 2016 renovation, the museum has developed a center for education, which includes an art-making studio as well as museum-based learning spaces.
“The museum actually has the first art therapist in a university art museum in the U.S., so we do a lot of arts-based wellness programming,” Kimmett said. “It’s been a great resource for our university-connected audience, but also broader audiences of all age groups.”
The museum also has a center for curatorial studies, a center for conservation and a center for prints, drawing and photographs. In addition to Kimmett, Eskenazi has curators for European and American art, ancient art, contemporary art and works on paper.
Featured exhibitions at the museum are free and open to the public. Eskenazi does four special exhibitions a year, which will typically align with the university’s academic calendar, Kimmett said. One of the Eskenazi’s current exhibitions transforms the museum into an immersive experience hand-knit and crocheted sculptures, inspired by Indonesia’s coral reef system.
“His work is really addressing these big issues of climate change, and our epidemic of social isolation and lonliness,” Kimmett said.
In addition to the gallery, Eskenazi also has a museum café and gift shop, open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.
The Eskenazi Museum of Art is located at 1133 E. 7th St., on the Indiana University Bloomington campus, about a two-hour drive from downtown Louisville.
The Eskenazi Museum of Art is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and from noon to 5 p.m. on Sundays. The museum is closed on Mondays.
A Coldwater man was arrested after a vehicle pursuit that went into Indiana Monday night.
Just after 9:45 p.m., deputies from the Branch County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle for a license plate violation on Fiske Road near Newton Road.
The driver did not stop, and a vehicle pursuit was engaged. The vehicle fled south on Fremont Road, west on Copeland Road, then south on I-69.
The chase continued into Indiana, where the Indiana State Police (ISP) assisted. The vehicle came to a stop after a successful deployment of stop sticks.
The driver, a 39-year-old Coldwater man, attempted to flee on foot. He was quickly apprehended by BCSO deputies and ISP troopers.
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The driver was arrested and lodged by the Indiana State Police. Charges are being sought by the Branch County Sheriff’s Office.
GREENWOOD, Ind. (WISH) — A tornado-warned storm late Monday night that moved through Greenwood has damaged a school auditorium.
Superintendent Terry Terhune of Greenwood Community Schools tells News 8 that at least one tree was downed and the auditorium received some damage at Greenwood Community High School. Strong winds lifted some siding from the back of the auditorium.
Terhune said the storm put some small holes in the school’s roof where water was leaking, and the damage assessment was continuing shortly before midnight Monday.
A tornado warning was issued for the area around 10:50 p.m. Monday.
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Monkee’s of Indianapolis, a new women’s boutique owned by Missy Llewellyn and Whitney Schmitt, opened on March 12, 2026. The store, located at 8659 River Crossing Blvd. in Indianapolis, offers a personalized shopping experience featuring clothing, shoes, home decor, and gifts.
The boutique is the first Monkee’s franchise location in Indiana and aims to provide a welcoming space for shoppers seeking wardrobe updates and specialty home items.
Llewellyn and Schmitt, who met as neighbors nearly 20 years ago, launched the business as they entered their empty-nester years. Both bring decades of marketing experience and prior franchise ownership.
“I think the best thing that we’ve heard is everyone says Indy needed this,” Llewellyn said. “So that makes it worth it to us that we’ve brought something that the community feels like was needed.”
Llewellyn said she first discovered the Monkee’s concept while traveling in the South. “We went in, and it was a Monkee’s, and I’d never been in one, and I fell in love,” she said.
The owners said their different styles help shape the store’s selection. “We both have different personalities. We have different styles,” Llewellyn said. “So we tried to combine those two when we were shopping and thinking of what we wanted at our store.”
The boutique carries casual and event wear, a denim selection, and footwear brands such as Back 70. It also features jewelry, home decor, and gift items.
“We tried to have something for everybody,” Schmitt said. “We have clothing, shoes, lots of jewelry, but we wanted to have plenty of gifts — hostess gifts, wedding gifts, shower gifts, birthday gifts.”
The store also offers a candle, Opulence No. 6, created to represent the owners’ friendship and their six daughters.
Monkee’s of Indianapolis is the 69th location in the franchise, which is primarily based in the South. The store operates Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m.
The boutique also plans community events, including girls’ nights, sip-and-shop gatherings, mahjong events, and trunk shows.
To learn more and explore the shop’s website, visit monkeesofindianapolis.com.
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