Hands-on Archaeology Institute

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Ever wondered what it would be like to be a real archaeologist? Join Museum staff and students and faculty from IUPUI in a hands-on archaeology experience this summer. Learn the skills of an archaeologist, help conduct excavations and learn about pioneer history of north central Indiana at our Treasures of the Earth Hands-on Archaeology Institute, June 15 and June 18-22.

Watch the video below to learn more about last year's dig:

Contact Laura Ferries at lauraf@childrensmuseum.org for more information.

Register today for a summer institute at The Children's Museum!

Summer institutes are developed around Units of Study that can be used in the classroom and enhanced by a visit to the museum. Units of Study are multidisciplinary, inquiry-based, adn correlated to Indiana's academic standards.

Register online today or contact the Customer Service Center at 317-334-4000.

Update on the state of Egyptian Antiquities

As Egypt struggles to recover and reinvent itself in the wake of the 2011 revolution that toppled Mubarak's long-standing regime, the country's archaeological heritage remains in peril. To learn more about the current state of Egypt's antiquities, read: Thieves go on a Treasure Hunt in Egypt, taking Advantage of Country's Turmoil.

Underwater Archaeology in the News

Archaeologists working for North Carolina are preparing to raise one of the cannons from Blackbeard's famous ship, the Queen Anne's Revenge! Read more here.

Powerful Energy Information Shared with Children to Help Transform America’s Habits

September 19, 2011

Senator Richard G. Lugar and The Children's Museum of Indianapolis partnered to host the second annual Lugar Energy Summit for elementary and middle school students today. Teams from several area schools learned how energy is generated, how they can conserve energy and how to develop a project to reduce the environmental footprint of schools.

“The choices we make regarding energy have a dramatic impact on the environment and on each of our lives,” said Dr. Jeffrey H. Patchen, museum president and CEO. “By partnering with Senator Lugar on this important issue, we can help children learn at an early age that they have the power to conserve energy and protect the world in which we live through intelligent decisions concerning renewable energy sources.”

Click here to read the entire press release.