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Built in 1835 by Indiana University's first president, Dr. Andrew Wylie, and later owned by his cous

05/29/2026

This week at the Wylie House Museum:
Friday/Saturday 10am-4pm -
Tours on the hour, every hour! (Last tour at 3pm)
Louisa’s Garden exhibition tour with student curators: 2:30pm
Saturday: 11am-2pm Saturday Crafternoon! Make a mini Wylie House Garden!
Interested in volunteering in the garden? Message us or meet us outside at 10am Saturday!

05/26/2026

Our volunteer quilters have begun using our hand quilting rack for their latest quilt. They started this quilt July 2024! Check it out next time you’re in the education center!

05/22/2026

SUMMER HOURS!
House open Friday and Saturday 10am-4pm
Tours on the hour, every hour starting at 10am. Last tour at 3pm.
Catch a special Louisa’s Garden exhibit tour at 2:30.

05/09/2026

We are taking a short summer vacation! We will be back open 5/22!

05/07/2026

Happy Graduation week! Drop in tomorrow for a tour and our newest exhibition, Louisa’s Garden!
FRIDAY HOURS: 10am-4pm.

The Wylie House will be closed May 9th through May 16th for a post-school year break. The next opportunity for a tour will be May23nd.

05/06/2026

Congratulations to all the Spring 2026 Graduates on our staff! We appreciate all the work you’ve done to keep our museum flourishing!
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Some of the graduates will stay with us for a bit longer as they pursue Masters programs here at IU! As for the rest, we wish them well as they head off to new adventures! Thank you all for your amazing contributions to the Wylie House! ❤️

05/01/2026

Opening tonight at 4:30pm!
Explore the legacy of Louisa Wylie Boisen through our brand new garden and a series of student exhibits in the Wylie House Museum and Morton C Bradley Jr education center! Special thanks to our students, staff, , , the IU Herbarium, and everyone who helped support this project 🌸🌹

04/28/2026

Louisa was brave, complex, and is cherished. Find out why this Friday at 4:30pm!
Meet our students, talk to people from the Sage Collection, view herbarium specimens, and more 🌸

04/25/2026

Congratulations to the women of and the rest of the riders in the Little 500 this weekend!
Louisa Wylie, daughter of Theophilus and resident of the Wylie House (before it was a museum!), was one of the first members of Kappa Alpha Theta and one of the first women to graduate from IU! Learn more about how she was brave, complex, and is still cherished today at our newest exhibition opening Friday May 1st!

Address

307 E 2nd Street
Bloomington, IN
47401

Telephone

+18128556224

Website

https://libraries.indiana.edu/wylie-house-museum

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