Indiana State Museum Reviews
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4.6 out of 5 rating
4.6 out of 5 rating
23 Reviews
93% recommend it
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Elizabeth K. Sent on 03/30/2022SO VERY HAPPY with the Indiana State Museum
This was THE PERFECT VENUE for my daughter's wedding. We used the Canal Overlook Bridge for the ceremony and the Rapp Reception Hall for the celebration. This is beautiful, flexible space. The evening's flow was effortless.
Even more, the ISM staff was accommodating and flexible. I was not the easiest mother of the bride, primarily because I do not live in Indianapolis. Beth, in particular, made it easy for me to meet with her, as needed. They had limited space for us to store some wedding decorations for three days prior to our event. Although they were a bit hesitant to do this- we were lucky that there were no conflicting events- it made things SO EASY for us and let me sleep at night prior to the wedding not worrying how we would get everything there. I have nothing but great things to say about the museum and the people who work there. Several weeks before our event, I stopped by the museum to again see the space. Although it was closed, the head of museum security took me up to see the space. WOW.
The location could not be better, either. Most of our guests were from out of town, so we stayed at the Marriott properties, directly across the street. There was so much for our guests to do in the area, without a car, too. I would book there again, in a second. -
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Elizabeth A. Sent on 07/06/2020Phenomenal!
Excellent place to hold a wedding ceremony! They were SO HELPFUL! They really work hard to make sure everything is in place and flowing smoothly. I can't thank them enough for being so flexible during the pandemic. They made sure everything was safe, clean and efficient. -
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Darlene T. Sent on 11/07/2018Enchanting
The museum was a wonderful place to have my daughter's wedding. The view and the ballroom was elegant and grand. I will always remember that wonderful day. -
User1970613 Sent on 12/15/2014The Indiana State Museum provides an incredible space for a reception, and my husband and I could not be more thrilled with the way our reception went! The space itself is beautiful and does not need much work, but the event planning stuff, catering staff (Kahns), and all others involved in the setup, execution, and tear down of the event were incredible. All individuals we worked with were incredibly helpful and nice and truly made our day special. We also took advantage of the museum for pictures before the ceremony, and all the volunteers and staff at the museum during the day were exceptional when we were walking around taking pictures! Highly recommend this space to anyone thinking about having a wedding or reception downtown Indianapolis! -
User1908063 Sent on 11/06/2014Absolutely Wonderful! Erica was amazing, always on top of things. The evening was beautiful the venue was amazing! I would recommend the State Museum to EVERYONE! -
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Amy Sent on 11/05/2019Highly recommended!
We had our wedding and reception at the Indiana State Museum, and it was fantastic! Erica helped us throughout the planning process to make sure everything was the way we wanted, and coordinated the rehearsal the evening before the wedding. The ISM also took care of all of the set up which made things much more laid back for us the day of the wedding. From the ceremony on the overlook bridge, to the cocktail hour on the canal, to the reception itself, everything was coordinated perfectly. And Kahn's, the State Museum's exclusive caterer, was absolutely fantastic as well! I have nothing but good things to say about our experience with the Indiana State Museum, and highly recommend it! -
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Elizabeth Sent on 11/24/2019Gorgeous Venue and Wonderful Museum
We already loved the Indiana State Museum, so having it for our wedding venue was a no-brainer!
We worked with both Melissa and Erica and both were wonderful and helpful throughout the process. They were super quick to respond to my many questions while planning.
They have a few different places within the museum that you can use for the ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception, as well as many cool photo ops! They require you use Kahn's catering (super nice but expensive, hence the 4/5 stars on flexibility), but everyone clearly knows what they're doing and has worked together before - the process went so smoothly throughout the evening.
You can take care of your guest parking which we appreciated; there was plenty of parking in the White River parking garage.
A year-long membership is included, which is maybe our favorite part as it is such a great museum and we go there regularly already.
If it's in your budget - we highly recommend! (Especially if you love a good museum!) -
User1290658 Sent on 08/17/2013The museum is beautiful, and the actual event went off great, but everything leading up to it was one headache after another. Erica is very nice, but it would take almost a week to get ahold of her 90% of the time, which just doesn't work when you're planning an event like this.
Additionally, the State Museum has 1 exclusive caterer you have to use, so there's no choice in the matter. 5 months before our event, they CHANGED their exclusive caterer. The event turned out well, but we had specifically picked this venue because we did NOT want the caterer they changed us to. Once the switch was made, we were stuck with it. The changeover could have been mitigated by Erica, but all we got was a notification of the change, not an apology or any sense that they were sorry for our inconvenience. The biggest issue with the new caterer was price, which preliminarily looked to be ~$4000 more than budgeted. Again, this eventually got fixed, but I was unable to reach Erica for an entire week after the change, so I spent that time worrying how we were either going to have to change venues last minute, or cut items from our event!
Like I said, Erica is nice, and once you get her on the phone, she's relatively helpful and accommodating, but not being able to reach your vendor and event coordinator for a week at a time, especially when your caterer, menu, and budget are being changed without your consent, was just too much headache.
The day-of staff were great and the venue was beautiful, but I am SO happy the planning is over.
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