While YOU determine the pace of your New Harmony experience, whether it’s leisurely or energetic, boredom will never be part of your adventure! You can’t run out of intriguing things to do here. New Harmony can be described as a vacationer’s paradise and a history-buff’s delight. For aficionados of vintage structures, make time to explore our impressive period architecture. New Harmony features 12 buildings from the early nineteenth century and 20 properties from the mid-nineteenth century era. Highlights include our museum, library, art gallery and Thralls Opera House.
Not sure where to begin? Stop by our New Harmony Visitor Center, also known as the Atheneum, for ideas, including an expertly-led tour of our historic sites. Guided tours begin at the Atheneum Visitors Center, which is conveniently located at the west end of North Street.
First of all, while a labyrinth will amaze, it is not a maze. It’s actually a path. And the winding, meandering nature of the path is designed to slow you down. The slower pace encourages meditation or reflective thinking. Any visit to New Harmony wouldn’t be complete without visiting both labyrinths in the community.
The Harmonist Labyrinth features lush, green shrubs arranged in a circular pattern. You’ll experience a thought-filled connection with nature as you make your way through it. Children and adults alike will benefit from the opportunity to metaphorically ease both your mind and body off the gas pedal. And at the center of maze, is a tranquil circular structure. You’ll find the easy-to-spot Harmonist Labyrinth at 1239 Main Street.
The New Harmony Cathedral Labyrinth is located at 309 North Street. This one is inspired by a labyrinth in Chartres, France. Its flat surface is made of gorgeous granite and features a center that’s shaped in the form of a flower. Your focus will be on your feet as you step plaintively around the intricate pattern within the circle. The labyrinth experiences alone make New Harmony, Indiana among the most unique and rewarding destinations ever.
Make time to visit New Harmony’s Working Men’s Institute at 407 Tavern Street. Founded in 1838 by William Maclure, it’s Indiana’s oldest continuously operating library. True to the utopian vision of Robert Owen and Maclure, its intention was to provide library services for the “average” and impoverished people of the area. Today, in addition to serving as a lending library, it also is home to an art gallery as well as the Harmonist History Museum. Admission is free.
Church Park is a formal, outdoor garden located in the center of the town. A fountain by noted sculptor Don Gummer sits in the middle of the park as you enter through a re-creation of the Door of Promise,
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The Atheneum, designed by internationally acclaimed architect Richard Meier, serves as the visitor center for Historic New Harmony, housing exhibits on the communal history of New Harmony, a large theater where an orientation film on the town is shown,
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The town of New Harmony maintains several miles of riverfront and wooded gravel trails are open to walkers, bikers, and golf carts from dawn to dusk.
Trail heads are located at the North end of Main Street,
New Harmony Clay Project (NHCP) is an artist residency and educational center located in historic New Harmony, IN. The Project fosters an environment that supports the investigation of new ideas and work in the ceramic arts.
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Between the Atheneum and the Double Log Cabin, there are two trees that are two extraordinary living works of art by Sam Van Aken, a sculptor and art professor at Syracuse University.
The Harmonists established the cemetery at the beginning of their settlement in New Harmony as the resting place for over 200 members who died due to the harsh conditions of their new frontier life.
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From time to time, an opportunity is provided to join other local artists for a FREE drawing group,. A model will be provided, just bring your own supplies. The group meets at the Pottery Studio (the salmon colored building on North Street,
The New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art was founded in 1975 as the offspring of Historic New Harmony Inc.’s revitalization project of the town, backed by Jane B. Owen and the Lilly Foundation.
Ph: 812-682-3156
Two outdoor tennis courts and equipment are available for guests of the Inn and other visitors for a fee. Non-guests may call the entry house for current pricing on day,
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Located on the lake behind the New Harmony Inn, the Chapel of the Little Portion was designed by Stephen de Staebler and constructed with stucco and wood in 1989 by the New Harmony Inn and the brothers of Mount Saint Francis.
The Women’s Institute & Gallery (WIG) features artists’ works, women’s resources, and a distinct gift shop carrying mindful cards, calendars, journals, and so much more.
Relax in the Library wing of the WIG and peruse the expansive collection of books —
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Hand crafted fine furniture & cabinetry. Original designs and commissions.
Please call for an appointment — 812-774-7007
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Hosted by the Contemporary Art Gallery through the University of Southern Indiana Division of Outreach and Engagement, this annual roster of arts workshops offers classes in a variety of media taught by local and visiting artists.
Harmonie State Park is located “on the banks of the Wabash” just 4 miles from New Harmony. With shady picnic areas, ravines and pristine landscape, it is a beautiful place to visit,
Ph: 812-682-4821
Just behind the New Harmony Inn you’ll find Our Lord’s Wood, a tranquil trail by the lake which leads you through the woods with poetry and art along the trail.
A Healing Palindrome features the Nvelvate shape language of Kcymaerxthaere. Kcymaerxthaere is a global project by Eames Demetrios that tells the stories of a parallel world through bronze plaques and historic sites that mark the intersection of the parallel world and our linear world.
Inside and out, New Harmony is delightful from season-to-season. Whether you’re enjoying the quaint beauty of our historic buildings, savoring the distinctive restaurants, browsing the shops, watching a coffee roasting,
New Harmony, Indiana – Businesses and community leaders in New Harmony have banded together to create a blueprint for a safety-focused reopening of the town’s tourism economy following the recent quarantine.
The latest information about New Harmony businesses updated June 30, 2020:
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As a resident of New Harmony, Indiana, I see the town from the inside out. We live and breathe our little town here. Our residents value our small town roots.
The Yellow Tavern is a well-loved institution in New Harmony. It’s a place where you are sure to see friends – old and new- and have your favorite food served up by a quick and friendly staff.
The Old Rooming House is an affordable, eclectic place to stay in New Harmony.The Old Rooming House is New Harmony’s off-beat option for lodging in Posey County. Located on a shaded lot on the main road in a residential neighborhood,
2020 Kunstfest | September 19th-20th
The third weekend in September is the time for New Harmony’s largest and most anticipated event of the year—Kunstfest! This celebration of German heritage and art is one of the biggest of its kind in Indiana.
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