The Henry R. Hope Society was created for valued supporters of the Eskenazi Museum of Art…like you. Members of the Henry R. Hope Society are active in helping the museum support mission-critical needs.
We invite you to join the Henry R. Hope Society and become part of an energetic group of individuals who prize art and education.
When you contribute a minimum of $1,000 annually to the Eskenazi Museum of Art, we'll applaud your generosity with:
We also show our gratitude to our Henry R. Hope Society members by offering one-of-a-kind travel opportunities. We partner with the Museum Travel Alliance, opening the door to curated trips to destinations like Florence, Berlin, and Amsterdam. You’ll travel in the company of curators, scholars, and fellow art lovers to visit some of the greatest works of art in the world.
Your minimum gift of $1,000 enables the museum to protect and preserve its 45,000 objects from around the world. Your gift will also provide excellent educational programming for university students and K–12 schoolchildren. By supporting our exhibitions and programs, you make it possible for everyone to experience connections with original works of art at a museum that is free for all.
Former IU Chancellor Herman B Wells had a dream of creating a world-renowned art museum that would inspire IU students to become "Global Citizens." And he hired Henry Radford Hope to do just that. So, in 1941, Hope came to Bloomington to head IU's art department and work on creating a proper art museum for the university. With Dr. Wells's encouragement, Hope was successful in creating one of the finest university art museums in the country.
