By day, the IU Art Museum looks like just another building surrounding Showalter Fountain. Occasionally confused with the MAC due to a common red sculpture outside, the museum becomes one of IU’s most iconic buildings by night thanks to the light totem. The totem projects colors down the wall that illuminate it and pop in the night sky. Students are constantly found lying on the ground looking up the wall, reliving their youth imagining they are once again racing on Rainbow Road in Mario Kart 64. While the buildings main attraction is its nighttime lights, within the museum is a collection of works worth seeing.
Lucky for you the museum is free! That’s right, free to everyone! Closed on Mondays, the museum is open every other day until 5 opening at 10 AM (noon on Sundays). Housed within the museum are works by Picasso, Matisse, Pollack, and Monet. Also, the museum brings in special exhibits that rotate throughout the year; currently on display is a collection of works by Andy Warhol. The museum however, is a work of art itself. The building contains no straight lines. Nowhere in the building, except the stairs, is there a right angle.
Within the museum is Angles, a coffee shop that doubles as the museum gift shop. Offering free trade items and merchandise directly related to the museum’s exhibits, Angles is a hidden gem on campus. Not many people know about it, and the coffee is outstanding. Stop by and grab a cup, then feel free to take a stroll through the galleries!
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