Conner Prairie

Conner Prairie will participate in the Smithsonian Institution’s cohort program. “Promised Land as Proving Ground” to portray faith-based Black culture through food, music, dance, and activism from pre-colonial Africa to the present.

Conner Prairie is one of only nine organizations nationwide participating in a Smithsonian Institution program to foster community engagement and encourage community conversations about African American culture from pre-colonial Africa to the present day.

Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded 18 grants totaling more than $43 million to museums and other cultural institutions across the U.S. to develop exhibitions and other programs that portray the role of religion in the society.

From WFYI's Arts and Culture Desk, Jill Ditmire spoke with Conner Prairie Vice President and Chief Advancement Officer Andrew Bradford, about how the living history museum is using its outdoor acreage and large parking spaces to help other organizations.

Symphony officials had previously canceled all performances through May 27. They announced Monday the cancellation of the remaining scheduled summer concerts, including the popular Symphony on the Prairie season.

A new movement is underway to make Indiana more dementia friendly through better awareness and understanding of the disease.

The outdoor museum in Fishers experienced its highest ever attendance rate last year.

The newborn bull is now one of 11 English Longhorns at the museum, which boasts the nation's second-largest herd of the cattle breed.

New President and CEO Norman Burns says he doesn't think a lot of people think about places like Conner Prairie being an economic engine for the community.