Kurt Vonnegut Memorial & Library
Categories Library Museum Memorial & Historic Site
Address
543 Indiana Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 652-1954
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KVML is a cultural and educational resource unique to the nation, championing the literary and artistic contributions of the latewriter, artist, teacher, and Indianapolis native Vonnegut. The library continues Vonnegut’s fight against censorship and supportslanguage and visual arts education as well as honors his military career by supporting veterans through programs and outreachactivities.
At the new museum you can:
● Sit hunched over the same model typewriter Kurt Vonnegut pecked away on, and we’ll Tweet your musings to our fans andsupporters or wander upstairs to see his actual typewriter.
● See Vonnegut’s drawings and doodles, his Purple Heart, and other intimate belongings generously loaned by his family.
● Pour over an unparalleled resource of intimate artifacts including photos from family, friends, and fans that revealVonnegut as he lived: lounging, laughing, and languidly contemplating the universes inside his head.
● Ponder rejection letters Vonnegut received from editors. One even claimed that Vonnegut’s Dresden firebombing accountwas “not quite compelling enough” for readers.
● Rest a spell and listen to what friends and colleagues have to say about Vonnegut and his work on our large touch screen.
● Browse items from the Kevin Scherr Collection: First editions of every Vonnegut novel, several signed editions, adaptedfilms, and more.
Upcoming Events
- Madam Walker Legacy Center617 Indiana Avenue (370 feet NW)
- Freetown Village, Inc. Madame Walker Theatre Center (513 feet NW)
- Old World Gondoliers340 West Michigan Street (582 feet SE)
- Downtown Canal Canal Walk (819 feet NE)
- Schultz and Pogue520 Indiana Avenue (381 feet SE)
- IU Research and Technology Corp. (IURTC)518 Indiana Avenue (393 feet SE)
- Lewis Wagner LLP501 Indiana Avenue (507 feet SE)
- Core Redevelopment, LCC549 North Senate Avenue (818 feet E)
- Indianapolis Garden Club614 N Senate Ave (775 feet NE)
- American College of Sports Medicine401 West Michigan Street (807 feet SE)
- The Mind Trust407 North Meridian Street (0.5 miles SE)
- Education Networks of America320 North Meridian Street (0.5 miles SE)
- IUPUI Gateway Garage525 North Blackford Street (869 feet W)
- Triangle Lot420 N Senate Ave (893 feet SE)
- Bethel AME Church Lot414 West Vermont Street (911 feet S)
- 521 N. Senate535 North Senate Avenue (986 feet SE)