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Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library

Name: Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library
Address: 543 Indiana Avenue, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, US
Telephone: +13174230391
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KVML champions the legacy of Kurt Vonnegut and principles of free expression and common decency.
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11/19/2024

Thank you for the shout out Indiana Daily Student!

Museums hold cultural significance, and we need to support them.

11/15/2024

Happy Friday! Get a head start on your holiday shopping and grab one of these silkscreens created by Morley Safer and Joe Petro III !
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This beautiful drawing was created by 60 Minutes Journalist and former Vonnegut Museum board member Morley Safer, and silkscreen artist Joe Petro III made prints of them. It's our great pleasure to offer these prints to the general public at $102 in celebration of what would have been Kurt Vonnegut'...

11/11/2024

Happy 102nd birthday Kurt! We are so grateful for your wisdom and humor! Please join us at the museum for a Breakfast of Champions at 10 AM!

11/08/2024

🎤 Vonnegut Sessions: Dwight Simmons & Friends Comedy Night
🗓 November 9, 2024 | 7:30 – 9:00 PM
📍 Kurt Vonnegut Museum & Library
🎟️ Tickets required: Get yours now!

Get ready for an unforgettable night of comedy, featuring some of the sharpest and funniest minds around! Don’t miss:

✨ Dwight Simmons – A local comedy star and co-director of the Limestone Comedy Festival. As Indiana’s pick for Thrillist’s 50 Best Undiscovered Comics, Dwight’s sharp humor has lit up the Bob and Tom Show, Kevin Hart’s LOL Radio, and his BrewTube Comedy series.

✨ Stewart Huff – A master of philosophical comedy described as “one of the best comedic writers America has seen since Woody Allen.”

✨ Gwen Sunkel – Helium’s 2024 Indiana’s Funniest Person

✨ Mat Alano-Martin – Seen on NPR, Hulu’s Laughs, and Bob and Tom Show

This special comedy night is part of the VonnegutFest lineup. Don’t miss this chance to laugh out loud with some of the best comics in the game!

📅 Mark your calendars and secure your seat now – this one will sell out fast!
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11/07/2024

Join us this weekend of VonnegutFest! Grab your tickets!

Join the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library for VonnegutFest 2024, celebrating Vonnegut's legacy and introducing the General Headquarters game to Indianapolis Public Schools.

11/07/2024

We've had visitors from Argentina and Finland today!

Peculiar travel suggestions are dancing lessons from God!

Vonnegutians, we’ll never stop fighting for free speech and common decency. It’s our mission. Volunteer@VonnegutLibrary....

11/06/2024

Vonnegutians, we’ll never stop fighting for free speech and common decency. It’s our mission. [email protected]

The Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library champions the literary, artistic, and cultural contributions of the late writer, artist, teacher, and Indianapolis native Kurt Vonnegut. The library and museum serve as a cultural and educational resource unique to the nation.

11/04/2024

From our friends at the Ray Bradbury Center, we couldn't agree more.

There's plenty of wisdom to be found in Ray Bradbury's Zen in the Art of Writing.

If you're feeling inspired, be sure to check out the New Ray Bradbury Review's call for article proposals!

👇Link Below!

https://journals.indianapolis.iu.edu/index.php/nrbr

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11/01/2024

Happy Friday friends! Remember to get your board games, Wesley made a sign for our visitors!
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10/31/2024

Happy Halloween Friends!

10/30/2024

🐍🖤 This is probably going to ruffle some feathers! We believe Kurt would love it. 🖤🐍 And so it goes.

Kurt Vonnegut would be a Swiftie. Hear us out! It isn’t about private planes, commercial success, or fame. It’s about what Kurt Vonnegut and Taylor Swift truly share—a passion for creativity, self-expression, and authentic storytelling.

Kurt would be front row in his Reputation Era, misunderstood but loving every second of it.

Tell us which Taylor Swift era you’re currently in and get 50% off museum admission this weekend!

Free parking for eventmembers—because that’s just how we roll.
(Become a member today for only $60: https://www.vonnegutlibrary.org/donate/)

10/29/2024

Top 5 Reasons Robyn Peterman is the Perfect Choice to receive the Kurt Vonnegut Humor Award at this year's Night of Vonnegut Gala. (Tickets available! Link below)

1️⃣ Escaped Broadway with Her Soul Intact – Robyn went from Damn Yankees and 42nd Street to paranormal romps. Not many make that leap unscathed—and certainly not while writing about sexy vampires.

2️⃣ Writes About Midlife Crises—While Having One? – Peterman’s books capture the chaos of aging with such precision, you almost wonder if it’s autobiography. If Kurt were alive, he'd probably say, “Welcome to the club, kid.”

3️⃣ Sweatpants as Uniform – Robyn’s mastered the art of working in pajamas. Kurt would approve—if he could’ve worn pajamas to interviews, he absolutely would have.

4️⃣ Her Fans Love Her, but She Knows They’re All a Little Nuts – Vonnegut famously said, “We are what we pretend to be.” Robyn pretends to write for sane people, but with titles like Shift Happens, we know the truth.

5️⃣ Absurdity, Delivered with a Smile – Whether it’s witches throwing shade or vampires mid-existential crisis, Robyn’s books embody that beautifully ridiculous balance of funny and profound—exactly what the world needs right now.

🎟️ Don’t miss this unforgettable evening!
Grab your tickets here: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/nightofvonnegut/event/nov-2024/

10/28/2024

🎤 Vonnegut Sessions: Dwight Simmons & Friends Comedy Night
🗓 November 9, 2024 | 7:30 – 9:00 PM
📍 Kurt Vonnegut Museum & Library
🎟️ Tickets required: Get yours now!

Get ready for an unforgettable night of comedy, featuring some of the sharpest and funniest minds around! Don’t miss:

✨ Dwight Simmons – A local comedy star and co-director of the Limestone Comedy Festival. As Indiana’s pick for Thrillist’s 50 Best Undiscovered Comics, Dwight’s sharp humor has lit up the Bob and Tom Show, Kevin Hart’s LOL Radio, and his BrewTube Comedy series.

✨ Stewart Huff – A master of philosophical comedy described as “one of the best comedic writers America has seen since Woody Allen.”

✨ Gwen Sunkel – Helium’s 2024 Indiana’s Funniest Person

✨ Mat Alano-Martin – Seen on NPR, Hulu’s Laughs, and Bob and Tom Show

This special comedy night is part of the VonnegutFest lineup. Don’t miss this chance to laugh out loud with some of the best comics in the game!

📅 Mark your calendars and secure your seat now – this one will sell out fast!

🎟️ Tickets: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/vonnegutfest2024/event/dwightsimmonsfriendscomedynight

10/28/2024

✨ A night of comedy, cocktails, and celebration awaits! Join us at the Night of Vonnegut Gala with performances by award-winning author Robyn Peterman-Zahn & comedian Dwight Simmons. Black-tie optional, but VIP spots won’t last! 🎟️

🗓️ November 10, 2024
📍 Fishers Art Center
🎟️ $250 VIP | $150 General Admission

👉 Get your tickets now

10/25/2024

Address

543 Indiana Avenue
Indianapolis, IN
46202

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 8pm
Wednesday	10am - 8pm
Thursday	10am - 8pm
Friday	11am - 8pm
Saturday	10am - 8pm
Sunday	10am - 6pm

Telephone

+13174230391

Website

http://www.vonnegutlibrary.org/, https://www.vonnegutlibrary.org/donate/

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Videos

"Here I am, here I am, here I am." "So glad you are, so glad you are, so glad you are.” -The Sirens of Titan Folks we are moving Cocktails with the Curator to 7 PM on Thursdays starting this week (tickets available at the link below and in comments), here's Chris to tell you all about it! https://www.kvmlshop.org/product/cocktails-with-the-curator/842?cs=true

It is July 30th, a sweltering day here in Kurt's hometown of Indianapolis, and curator Chris feelings like reading page 30 of Slaughterhouse-Five to everyone! It is also the beginning of the school year (somehow, when I was a kid school started after labor day) anyway, I wanted to let you know that a donation of just $5 at the link below puts a copy of Slaughterhouse-Five in the hands of students! https://www.vonnegutlibrary.org/donate/#donation Also please share this video far and wide and feel free to add page 30 of whatever book you are reading, or a book you want to read, or a book you have already read, or a Vonnegut book if you so choose! Happy Wednesday everyone!

Hey friends! I'm starting a project! Starting today, anyone that donates $100 or more to the maintenance of the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library is going to receive a typewritten letter from me! When you go to contribute, make sure you click the dropdown box that shows you intend your donation to go towards "Kurt's Forever Home"! Click on this link to contribute, and please share this far and wide! https://www.vonnegutlibrary.org/donate/#donation

Join in the fun at KVML! Free admission until 8 on #Juneteenth. #vonnegut Special programming at 2:30. We hope to see you soon!

Join the fun at KVM! Free admission on #Juneteenth until 8pm. #Juneteenth #Vonnegut

Happy upcoming Father's Day folks! Come visit the museum, bar and gift shop! Bring Dad!

Thanks for visiting, Nanny Vonnegut! We hope to see you again soon

Know a graduate in your life? Gift them Vonnegut’s wisdom! If This Isn’t Nice, What Is? The Graduation Speeches and Other Words to Live By is available in our gift shop - kvmlshop.org Join us for our Virtual Graduation Party as well on May 7th! Tickets available at kvml.org

Happy Earth Day! Did you know Vonnegut was at the first ever Earth Day on April 22nd, 1970? He gave a speech in New York, stating: “Those who try their best to save the planet will find a loose, cheerful, sexy brass band waiting to honor them right outside the Pearly Gates. What will the band be playing? ‘When the Saints Come Marching In.'"

Thank you so much to everyone who came to visit us at the LA Times Festival of Books at USC this weekend! We had a blast talking to you about Vonnegut, seeing your awesome tattoos, and so much more. We cannot wait to be back next year!

On this day, 17 years ago, we lost our beloved Kurt. In honor of his memory, share with us what made you think "if this isn't nice, what is?" recently.

Eclipse

The Big Eye in the Sky crosses over Indianapolis tomorrow! Join us tomorrow for free admission, a community partner fair, and so much more. Did we mention we have free solar eclipse glasses too? Learn more at kvml.org