National Art Museum of Sport in Indianapolis, IN

The National Art Museum of Sport in Indianapolis, IN is unique as it houses the largest collection of art that totally illustrates sports.  There is a permanent collection available for viewing and the museum hosts traveling art exhibits as well. Over forty sports are represented in the variety of sculpture, paintings, prints and photographs that are housed in the museum.

You will discover that quite a few recognizable sports legends are depicted here like Joe Louis, Peyton Manning, Jim Thorpe and Muhammad Ali. If you can think of a huge sports hero, chances are that they will be housed somehow within this National Art Museum of Sport.

The museum offers tours of the facility as well as a variety of events that are likely to appeal to both kids as well as serious collectors. The best part of the place is that admission is totally free to peruse through the many sports greats, all under one major roof.  Mondays through Fridays the museum is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and if you want a weekend, you will have to arrange a special schedule for it.

The National Art Museum of Sport is centrally located in Indianapolis at the Conference Center and Hotel of University Place which is housed on the campus of Indiana-Purdue University. It is a great meeting place when you have free time from visiting the college campus so be sure to make room in your schedule for a quick tour. If you are a sports lover, you should enjoy the art work depicting some of your favorite pastimes.