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Scott Chamber Players

Sunday, Oct 28 2:00 pm

The Scott Chamber Players and friends perform and explain Italian chamber music from this period, including excerpts from works by Boccherini, Sgambati, Martucci, Busoni, and Respighi.… more

Roman Finale: An Afternoon of Opera at the IMA

Sunday, Jan 6 1:00 pm

Composers for the past 400 years have returned again and again to ancient Rome as a setting for operas… more

Portrait of the Unknown: An Interpretive Performance

Thursday and Friday, Dec 13 and 14 7:00 pm

In direct response to a four-month study of the Roman Art from the Louvre exhibition, students… more

Film Screening: Satyricon (1970)

Friday, Nov 16 7:00 pm

In the hands of Italian director Federico Fellini, Rome is the setting for excess and deviance… more

Lamentations: A Three-Part Performance

Saturday, Oct 20 1:00 pm

How is time measured? How does memory affect history? Absorb these concepts with a three-part theatrical response to the art work in Roman Art from the Louvre… more

Art in the Round: Making Sculpture from Plaster (Ages 13-17)

Fridays, Dec 7, 14 and 21 6:00-8:00 pm

If you have a special interest in sculpture, explore the art of ancient Rome in the Roman Art from the Louvre exhibition to see how skilled artists have shaped stone… more

The Art of Ancient Rome: Through the Eyes of a Teen (Ages 13-17)

Fridays, Nov 2, 9 and 16 6:00-8:00 pm

Spend time visiting the Roman Art from the Louvre exhibition to see the variety of ways ancient artists used materials to record images of the past … more

Astronomy, Roman Style

Friday and Saturday nights, Sep 28-Nov 10 No show Oct 12 and 13

Venture to the Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium on the Butler University campus for a multimedia planetarium show about the Roman contribution to our understanding of the heavens.… more

IMA Salon: Plutarch's Makers of Rome: Nine Lives

Thursday, Dec 13 11:30 am – 1:00 pm

Love art? Enjoy reading? Attend the IMA Salon, an open and informal group discussion of art and literature… more

Rome: The "Art" of Building an Empire

Thursday, Oct 25 7:00 pm

Centuries have passed yet Imperial Rome continues to speak to us and modern American culture remains fascinated… more

Propaganda, Staged Applause or Local Politics? Portraiture & Art under the Empire

Thursday, Oct 11 7:30 pm

Public images have served as civic communication for centuries and in many places throughout the ruins of the Roman Empire… more

Pirates & Romans: A Talk by Professor Michael Hoff

Sunday, Oct 7 2:00 pm

The south-central coast of Turkey was once the operations base for pirates who preyed upon merchant ships… more

Taking the Challenge: Drawing the Human Figure

Thursdays, Nov 1, 8 and 15 6:00-8:00 pm

Drawing the human figure can be one of the most difficult processes an artist can undertake. This class will include a visit to Roman Art from the Louvre… more

Printmaking Treasures: Piranesi's Views of Rome

Thursdays, Nov 1, 8 and 15 6:00-8:00 pm

Visit the IMA galleries to see print works. A special visit will be made to the Conant Galleries to see works by artist Giovanni Batista Piranesi… more

The Art of Roman Life: Citizenship in the Roman Empire

Thursdays, Oct 4, 11 and 18 Thursdays, Oct 4, 11 and 185:30 – 7:30 pm

What did it mean to be a citizen in the Roman Empire? Were the roles different for women and men?… more

Face to Face: Portraits of Ancient Rome

Thursdays, Oct 4, 11, 18 and 25 Thursdays, Oct 4, 11, 18 and 256:00 – 8:00 pm

The exhibition Roman Art from the Louvre features multiple stone and metal portraits that tell viewers stories… more

Facing Rome: Drawing and Sketching Portraits in the Galleries

Thursdays, Dec 6, 13 and 20 6:00-8:00 pm

This class will feature several visits to the exhibition Roman Art From the Louvre to take a closer look at the many faces of Ancient Roman society as depicted by sculptors… more

Squares-Folds-Life: Contemporary Origami by Robert J. Lang

Now through July 20, 2008

Star Studio now features works by Robert J. Lang, a former physicist and engineer turned artist, whose innovative approach to the traditional art of Origami… more

Roman Women: Maidens and Murderesses

Thursday, Nov 8 6:30 pm

Take a tour of the Roman Empire’s most fascinating, famous, and sometimes notorious women… more

Roman Idol: How to Rise to the Top of the Roman World

Saturday, Nov 3 2:00 pm

Join Christine Shea of Ball State University for a tour of art related to Roman citizens who started small… more

Public Display & Private Luxury: The Role of Art in Ancient Roman Society

*TOUR FULL* Saturday, Oct. 6 2:00 pm

Allow David Parrish of Purdue University to guide you through an exploration of the public and private lives of Romans… more

The Art of Throwing a Roman Dinner Party

*TOUR FULL* Saturday, Oct 13 11:00 am

Curious to know how the Romans entertained at dinner parties? Some evidence suggests that elements… more

Movin' On Up: Climbing the Roman Social Ladder

Saturdays, Dec 1 and 8 2:00 pm

We’ve all heard of Nero, but what about Plutius Epaphroditus and Herrod Atticus? Learn about the 99% of Romans who weren’t part of the imperial aristocracy… more

Venus or Mars? Gender Roles in the Roman Empire

Saturday, Nov 10 2:00 pm

What did it mean to be a male in ancient Rome? What was expected of women? Take a look at masculinity and femininity in the Roman Empire… more

Imitating the Ancients: A Walking Tour of Classical Architecture in Indianapolis

Saturday, Oct 13 Sunday, Oct 14 Saturday, Oct 13 / 9:30 – 11:00 am Sunday, Oct 14 *TOUR FULL*1:00 – 2:30 pm

Can you identify the three different types of columns? If you're interested in learning how the Greeks and Romans… more

Power & Ruthlessness: The Julio-Claudians

Thursday, Nov 15 6:30 pm

Confused about the Imperial family tree? Join Jamie Higgs of Marian College for a crash course… more

Astronomy, Roman Style

Friday and Saturday nights, Sep 28-Nov 10 No show Oct 12 and 13

Venture to the Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium on the Butler University campus for a multimedia planetarium show about the Roman contribution to our understanding of the heavens.… more

Poetry in the Gallery: When in Ancient Rome…You'll Hear a lot of Latin!

Thursday Dec 6 7:00-8:00 pm

Immerse yourself and your students in the daily life of ancient Rome by listening to readings as they would have been heard in ancient times- in Latin… more

Roman Finale: An Afternoon of Opera at the IMA

Sunday, Jan 6 1:00 pm

Composers for the past 400 years have returned again and again to ancient Rome as a setting for operas… more

Printmaking Treasures: Piranesi's Views of Rome

Thursdays, Nov 1, 8 and 15 6:00-8:00 pm

Visit the IMA galleries to see print works. A special visit will be made to the Conant Galleries to see works by artist Giovanni Batista Piranesi… more

The Art of Roman Life: Citizenship in the Roman Empire

Thursdays, Oct 4, 11 and 18 Thursdays, Oct 4, 11 and 185:30 – 7:30 pm

What did it mean to be a citizen in the Roman Empire? Were the roles different for women and men?… more

Art in the Round: Making Sculpture from Plaster (Ages 13-17)

Fridays, Dec 7, 14 and 21 6:00-8:00 pm

If you have a special interest in sculpture, explore the art of ancient Rome in the Roman Art from the Louvre exhibition to see how skilled artists have shaped stone… more

Face to Face: Portraits of Ancient Rome

Thursdays, Oct 4, 11, 18 and 25 Thursdays, Oct 4, 11, 18 and 256:00 – 8:00 pm

The exhibition Roman Art from the Louvre features multiple stone and metal portraits that tell viewers stories… more

The Art of Ancient Rome: Through the Eyes of a Teen (Ages 13-17)

Fridays, Nov 2, 9 and 16 6:00-8:00 pm

Spend time visiting the Roman Art from the Louvre exhibition to see the variety of ways ancient artists used materials to record images of the past … more

Facing Rome: Drawing and Sketching Portraits in the Galleries

Thursdays, Dec 6, 13 and 20 6:00-8:00 pm

This class will feature several visits to the exhibition Roman Art From the Louvre to take a closer look at the many faces of Ancient Roman society as depicted by sculptors… more

Taking the Challenge: Drawing the Human Figure

Thursdays, Nov 1, 8 and 15 6:00-8:00 pm

Drawing the human figure can be one of the most difficult processes an artist can undertake. This class will include a visit to Roman Art from the Louvre… more

Family Saturday: All Roads Lead to Rome

Nov 10 11:00 am-3:00 pm

Look around! There are hints of Rome everywhere—from portraits and sculptures to mosaics and vessels… more

Festival of Apollo

Sunday, Sep 23 1:00 – 4:30 pm

The opening day of Roman Art from the Louvre coincides with the fall equinox and festival of Apollo, Roman god of the harvest… more

Roman Finale: An Afternoon of Opera at the IMA

Sunday, Jan 6 1:00 pm

Composers for the past 400 years have returned again and again to ancient Rome as a setting for operas… more

Poetry in the Gallery: When in Ancient Rome…You'll Hear a lot of Latin!

Thursday Dec 6 7:00-8:00 pm

Immerse yourself and your students in the daily life of ancient Rome by listening to readings as they would have been heard in ancient times- in Latin… more