ROTARY JAIL MUSEUM
AND
TANNENBAUM CULTURAL CENTER
Today, the Rotary Jail Museum stands as a reminder of a forgotten invention hoped to cure society's problems. Come explore this curiosity of our past!
Our mission
To preserve, to maintain, and to develop the Montgomery
County rotary jail, an example of unique American engineering design; to
enhance the educational, cultural, and arts environment and to provide
space for art and cultural events.
The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, and in the Historic American Engineering Record.
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Plan your Visit
The
museum is located at:
225 N. Washington St. Crawfordsville, IN 47933
Phone: 765-362-5222
Museum Hours
From December 15, 2011 to March 2012: we are closed for the season.
We are closed for regular visitor hours, but we continue providing tours. Group tours are available in and out of season by appointment.
To schedule a group tour with us, please send us an e-mail to: ContactUs@rotaryjailmuseum.org; or call: 765-362-5222.
Tours: More information about tours...
The museum will reopen for the 2012 Regular Season on
Wednesday, March 14
Regular Hours: Wednesday through Saturdays,
10:00 am - 3:00 pm.
Schedule your tour today: ContactUs@rotaryjailmuseum.org
New Employment Opportunities:
http://www.rotaryjailmuseum.org/opportunities.htm
New Outreach Program:
http://www.rotaryjailmuseum.org/Outreach%20Programs.htm
Our museum has been featured in the publication:
"Rethinking Incarceration"
Edited by Kris Morrissey and Marjorie Schwarzer
Museums & Social Issues, a Journal of Reflective Discourse
http://www.lcoastpress.com/journal_issue.php?id=243
In this publication, the Rotary Jail Museum is featured with other important historic museums and sites including the National Museum of Crime & Punishment, and Alcatraz Island.
Plan your next party or meeting with us. We can provide great art activities to make your party a very special one.
Birthday parties, Ladies night, Boys and Girls Scouts, and other groups are welcome.
Indulge Yourself
...
...In a relaxing way to express your creativity!
Our fused glass and pottery painting sessions are the perfect activity for family and friends, and you can make gifts and center pieces for any occasion.
Birthday parties at the Tannenbaum Cultural Center
