Ruthmere Museum

Our Ceramic Showcase is THIS SATURDAY! Join us between 10 am - 3 pm to shop from several talented artists from the Northern Indiana Clay Alliance - there will also be live music from Levi Lamberjack in the morning and Kingly T in the afternoon, food from Ricky's Taqueria and ice cream from Vanilla Bean Creamery, and locally crafted beer and wine! There's so much to enjoy, so don't miss out on this day of fun on Ruthmere's Quilt Garden Green!

Mmm.. smell that? It's the tantalizing aroma of grilled steak, salmon, portobello mushrooms, and veggies from The Galley Catering 🤤 Join us for our Elkhart Summer Celebration Cookout Fundraiser on August 15th, and you might just get to try a bite. (JK, you definitely will.)

There will also be desserts. Need we say more? 🥩🍢

Sign up or learn more about our Elkhart Summer Celebration Cookout, a Signature Events Fundraiser, by visiting this page: https://ruthmere.org/Elkhart_Summer_Celebration_Cookout/

Just a reminder that there will be NO Coffee on the Piazza this weekend on July 4th! That also includes no yoga. The entire museum campus will be closed for the holiday. 🇺🇸 But we will see you for Free Family Sunday the next day on July 5th at the Havilah Beardsley House!

To tide you over, enjoy some photos of last week's performer, Marta Koonce, who was a very enjoyable new musical guest for us!

This weekend is your only chance to see our temporary special exhibit from the Indiana Historical Society, "Faces of the Civil War" for FREE! We will be open for Free Family Sunday this weekend, July 5th, from 1-4 pm at the Havilah Beardsley House only. No reservations required! Learn more at Ruthmere.org.

This special exhibit tells the stories of Hoosiers whose lives were touched, and in some cases taken, by the American Civil War. Not all are well-known or revered - many were just everyday citizens fulfilling their duties to their friends, family, state, and country. Rather than focusing on statistics and large scale battles, this exhibit illustrates how regular people coped with the tragic experiences of the day - all from an Indiana perspective.

This exhibit is also supplemented with local Civil War artifacts from the County Historical Museum!