Public Tours

The IMA offers regularly scheduled tours of the permanent collections daily for all visitors. Special tours highlighting exhibitions and events are also offered. Browse or download upcoming tours below.

Gallery Tours

Free guided tours of the IMA's collections are offered daily. Meet on Floor 2 to the right of the Welcome Desk. Please check the calendar for specific dates and times, or download this month's schedule below.

March Public Tours

April Public Tours

May Public Tours

June Public Tours

Gallery Tours for Families

30 minute tours for children of all ages are offered on the second and fourth Saturday each month at 1:30 & 2:30 pm. View the topics for upcoming months. Tours meet near the Welcome Desk on Floor 2.

Garden Tours

Free guided garden tours are offered Saturdays and Sundays at 1 pm, from the beginning of April through the end of October. Weather permitting. Tours meet at the main visitor entrance to Lilly House.

The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park: 100 Acres Tours

Free tours are offered Saturdays at Noon, from the beginning of April through the end of October. Weather permitting. Tours meet at Lake Terrace.

Oldfields – Lilly House Tours

Lilly House tours are offered every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 2 pm, April through December. Join a docent in the Lilly House lobby for a guided tour of this American County Place Era home of the late Indianapolis businessman, philanthropist, and collector J.K. Lilly, Jr. The house with eight historic furnished interiors reflecting the early 1930s, is the centerpiece of Oldfields, a 26-acre National Historic Landmark estate with a landscape and gardens designed by Olmsted Brothers. Meet in the Lilly House Lobby.

Upcoming Public Tours

"ASK ME!" Roaming Docents
Public Tour
Saturdays, 1:00-3:00 pm
IMA Galleries
Free
Lilly House Tour
Public Tour
See calendar for dates and times.
Meet in Lilly House lobby
Free
The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park: 100 Acres Tours
Public Tour
Saturdays / noon (April through October)
Tour will begin at Lake Terrace
Free
Garden Tour
Public Tour
Saturdays & Sundays / 1 pm (April through October)
Meet at the main entrance to Lilly House.
Free
Art as a Teacher
Public Tour
Tuesday, April 2 / 1-2 pm
Free
Ai Weiwei: According to What? Tour
Public Tour
Tours are offered Tuesday through Sunday. Please check the calendar for specific times.
Allen Whitehill Clowes Special Exhibition Gallery
Impressionism & Beyond
Public Tour
Saturday, February 23 / 1-2 pm
IMA Galleries
Free
It's My Art
Public Tour
Wednesday, March 13 / 1-2 pm
IMA Galleries
Free
Everyday Art
Public Tour
Tuesday, March 12 / 1-2 pm
Free
Creative Hoosiers
Public Tour
Friday, April 5 / 2:30-3:30 pm
IMA Galleries
Free
William Hogarth: The Painter of Comic History Tour
Public Tour
Saturday, April 20 / 3-4 pm
Meet on Floor 2 to the right of the Welcome Desk
Free
Outdoor Sculpture
Public Tour
Wednesday, April 24 / 1-2 pm
Free
Graphite Tour
Public Tour
Saturday, June 1 / 3-4 pm
Meet on Floor 2 to the right of the Welcome Desk
Free
Let There Be Light
Public Tour
Saturday, March 2 / 1-2 pm
IMA Galleries
Free
Portraits: Mirrors of the Soul
Public Tour
Thursday, May 2 / 7-8 pm
Free