The Indianapolis Museum of Art.

Information Outlook | October 1, 1997| | Copyright

When people talk about quality of life in a city, they are talking in part about its cultural and educational institutions - its theaters, museums, and music organizations, its encouragement and support of artists and the arts, its opportunities for learning. For more than a century, the Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA) has contributed to the exceptional quality of life in Indianapolis and in the state of Indiana.

In 1883, May Wright Sewall, an educator, suffragist, feminist, peace advocate, and significant contributor to the social and civic life of Indianapolis, held a ...

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