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The museum's collection consists of items relating to [[History of Indiana|Indiana's history]], arts, and natural sciences. The collection of more than 500,000 objects contains six focus areas, which the museum refers to as "Centers of Excellence." These areas are Ice Age [[paleontology]], [[Abraham Lincoln]], Indiana art and artists, quilts and textiles, [[Economy of Indiana|Indiana industry, technology, and agriculture]], and Indiana [[archaeology]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indianamuseum.org/collection/|title = Collection}}</ref>
The Indiana State Museum, in conjunction with the State Historic Sites, care for and manage the most comprehensive collection of art from Indiana artists, ranking them among the largest state-owned art collections in the country.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-27 |title=Indiana State Museum, Fine Arts Department |url=https://staging.indyencyclopedia.org/indiana-state-museum-fine-arts-department/ |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=indyencyclopedia.org |language=en-US}}</ref>
The museum is also in charge of the care and maintenance of the Indiana Governors' Portraits Collection, which consists of oil portraits (and one pastel portrait) of almost all of the governors of Indiana.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=IHB |date=2020-12-07 |title=About the Collection |url=https://www.in.gov/history/about-indiana-history-and-trivia/governors-portraits/about-the-collection/ |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=IHB |language=en}}</ref> The Indiana State Museum is responsible for commissioning the painting of an oil portrait for each new governor and the inclusion of that painting into the permanent collection.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=2022 Indiana Code :: Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources :: Article 20. State Museums and Historic Sites :: Chapter 16. Governors' Portraits Collection :: 14-20-16-1. Governors' Portraits Collection; Care and Maintenance Budget |url=https://law.justia.com/codes/indiana/2022/title-14/article-20/chapter-16/section-14-20-16-1/ |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=Justia Law |language=en}}</ref> Most of the portraits currently hang in government offices in the [[Indiana Statehouse]].<ref name=":4" /> ==State Historic Sites==
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