Museums

Koch Family Children’s Museum of Evansville or CMOE is a vibrant, new child-centered museum that is housed in a redeveloped historic library in Downtown Evansville.  CMOE features an over-the-top, creative environment where children can experience things such as a Quack Factory assembly, complete with sirens, bells, lights and lots of steam to signal the relay of the production sequence. Or, let your children bring their acting talents to life by writing, directing, editing and/or acting out their very own play! This exhibit is complete with video replay, so your star can see him or herself on the silver screen.

 Evansville is the permanent home of the USS LST-325, a floating homefront war museum.  During WW II, 167 of these wartime vessels were assembled in Evansville.  The LST-325 is the last of these ships still afloat.  This facility is a living memorial to all veterans and active U.S. military servicemen and women. 

Angel Mounds State Historic Site is nationally recognized as one of the best-preserved prehistoric Native American sites in the United States. Recently re- renovated, Angel Mounds features interactive exhibits that tell the story of the people of the Middle Mississippian culture who inhabited this area from 1100 to 1450 A.D. 

Return to the days of Victorian elegance and grandeur by touring the historic Reitz Home Museum. Described as one of the country's finest examples of French Second Empire architecture, the Reitz Home Museum features period furniture, silk damask-covered walls, hand-painted ceilings, delicately molded plaster friezes, French gilt chandeliers and intricately patterned wood parquet floors.

The Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science houses a $10 million permanent art collection ranging from 16th century paintings to modern sculptures by world-renowned artists. National and local traveling exhibits are available year-round. The children's learning and exploration center and renovated Koch Planetarium offer educational fun for all ages.