What We Do

Statewide Exhibits & Displays – All Genres, All Eras — The Indiana Music History Project Museum in Broad Ripple features records, posters, photographs, instruments, clothing, ticket stubs, and other memorabilia documenting Indiana’s music history across genres and generations. Visit the free museum and explore the collection.

Indiana Music Archive of Physical Recordings — The Indiana Music History Project is building a permanent collection of Indiana-related vinyl records, CDs, cassettes, 78 RPM discs, digital recordings, and memorabilia, with the long-term goal of preserving at least one copy of every music release connected to the state.

Explore Amazing Indiana Music Stories through oral history interviews with the musicians, producers, venue owners, and other influential figures who helped shape Indiana’s musical heritage.

Indiana Music Exhibits, Displays & Tradeshows — The Indiana Music History Project creates public exhibits featuring photographs, memorabilia, and stories from Indiana’s music history. Displays appear at community locations, special events, libraries, schools, businesses, and other public spaces across the state.

Digital Indiana Music Archive — The Indiana Music History Project is digitizing Indiana vinyl, cassettes, CDs, photographs, posters, flyers, programs, and other music memorabilia to build a permanent archive. The project also supports Indiana Music Radio, Indiana Musicpedia, and other public preservation efforts.

Indiana Musician & Music Business Listings — Indiana Musicpedia is the Indiana Music History Project’s growing directory of Indiana-related musicians, artists, bands, venues, record labels, studios, and other music businesses. Explore thousands of entries by genre, location, decade, and business type.

Fiscal Sponsor & Music Education Partner — The Indiana Music History Project partners with jazz composer and educator Brent Wallarab as fiscal sponsor of The Gennett Suite and supporter of the Hoagy Carmichael Award for Excellence in Jazz Composition, helping preserve Indiana’s jazz legacy while supporting new creative work and music education.

Listen 24/7 to Indiana Music — Indiana Music Radio is the Indiana Music History Project’s streaming station featuring music by Indiana artists across rock, soul, jazz, country, folk, funk, blues, and more, including recordings from the project’s growing physical and digital archives.

Nationally Searchable Indiana Music Collection — The Indiana Music History Project contributes rare photographs, recordings, and archival materials to Indiana Memory, the Indiana State Library’s statewide digital collection, making portions of IMHP’s collection searchable and accessible to researchers, educators, students, and the public.