University Collections

Where did the fish go? 👀

If you followed IU’s championship run, you might have noticed something different about Showalter Fountain… 🐟🐠🐟

The fish were temporarily removed but NOT for the reason you think... It was for conservation, part of ongoing efforts to preserve this beloved campus landmark. Now we need your help to continue that work.

Showalter Fountain isn’t just a backdrop, it’s where Hoosiers gather, celebrate, and make memories.

Donate today to help preserve it for generations: https://give.myiu.org/crowdfunding/I320020303-CF.html



Image: IU Archives

What did Indiana University look like 100 years ago?

A new exhibition at University Collections at McCalla invites you to see the campus through the eyes of T.C. Steele, renowned Hoosier artist and Indiana University’s first artist-in-residence.

Capturing the Campus brings together Steele’s landscapes of IU alongside photographs, correspondence, and archival materials that reveal a university in transformation. You’ll recognize familiar places like Franklin Hall, and discover others that no longer exist, including buildings and views lost to time.

Photo: Courtesy IU Archives, TC Steele's art studio at IU in 1923.

Save the date: Opening Reception: April 17, 4:00–6:00 PM, University Collections at McCalla, Free and open to the public; Join us for remarks, refreshments, and a chance to experience IU’s history in a new way.