Indiana Open Air and Living Museums
Amish Acres Historic Farm & Heritage Resort, Nappanee, Indiana - Experience the restoration of the Stahly-Nissley-Kuhns farmstead, the only Amish farm listed in The National Register of Historic Places.
- Make the Classroom Come Alive - Area Schools plan old fashioned field trips to Amish Acres for the educational and cultural experiences of the Restored Farmstead and Round Barn Theatre.
- Bring the Kids to the Amish Acres for Enlightenment, Entertainment and Education - Historic Amish Acres is full of sights, sound, and smells that only a working farm can produce. Baby calves, full grown horses, banty roosters, or lop-eared rabbits, friendly farm animals await the admiration and friendship of children who come to Amish Acres with their parents, grandparents, or school classes, kids love the freedom of exploring Amish Acres. Whether being part of a spelling bee in the German one room school, playing old fashioned games on the playground, riding in the farm wagon around the pond and into the woods, watching maple syrup boil, picking a pumpkin from the patch, or seeing apple cider turn into butter, there is a connection between the past and present that leaves everyone enriched. The guided tour of the restored farmstead is custom designed for kids of all ages. Between the adult films Genesis and Exodus of the Amish, is Bonnets and Britches, narrated by kids who answer the most frequently asked questions about the Amish and their unique society.
Lincoln Pioneer Village - Designed by George Honig, artist and sculptor, under the direction of the Spencer County Historical Society and The Rockport City Park Board, the Lincoln Pioneer Village was constructed during the period from 1935 to 1937 with government funds by the Works Projects Administration. This memorial to Abraham Lincoln’s 14 formative years (1816-1830) spent in Spencer County consists primarily of structures and other artifacts which represent the life and times of Lincoln, his pioneer neighbors and friends.
Richmond Art Museum - The Richmond Art Museum, founded in 1898, is a fine art museum with a permanent collection of American Impressionists, Taos School, the Hoosier Group, the Richmond School and other regional artists. We also have a small, significant collection of local ceramic artists including works by potters of the Arts and Craft Movement, the Overbeck Sisters and the Bethel Pike potters.
Education - Art Classes, Artists' Workshops, Annual Phantoscope High School Film Festival, Children's Exhibit: Art Is..., Partnership with VSA of Indiana for exceptional students in Wayne County
Education - Art Classes, Artists' Workshops, Annual Phantoscope High School Film Festival, Children's Exhibit: Art Is..., Partnership with VSA of Indiana for exceptional students in Wayne County