08/27/2026
10 REASONS TO VISIT CHASING THE LIGHT THIS FALL 🌟
The Haan is turning ten. T.C. Steele's centennial is this year. And we've brought together more than thirty of his paintings for one unforgettable exhibition. Here's why you need to see it.
10. It's our tenth anniversary as Indiana's only museum dedicated to art and culture by Indiana artists.
9. This year marks one hundred years since T.C. Steele's death, and we're honoring his legacy in a big way.
8. We're joining cultural partners across Indiana in shining a light on our state's most famous painter.
7. See Street Scene, the very first Steele painting our founders Bob and Ellie Haan ever purchased, back in 1992.
6. Get close enough to Still Life with Oranges to nearly smell the citrus. It's that good.
5. Chase the color thread yourself: green, orange, and purple turn up again and again across four decades of his work.
4. There's a peacock glowing in a window in one of the most surprising paintings in the show.
3. Our gallery invites you to slow down and notice what Steele noticed, painting by painting.
2. See more than thirty paintings spanning his entire career, from Munich to California to Brown County.
1. It's a sanctuary of the spirit. Come find your own moment of light.
Join us for the free opening reception on Thursday, August 27, from 6 to 8 p.m. There will be cake, and museum founders Bob and Ellie Haan will be on hand signing copies of a special edition color catalog created for the exhibition. Chasing the Light: Inside the Luminous World of T.C. Steele runs through December 31 at 920 State Street, Lafayette.
