Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library

Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library KVML champions the legacy of Kurt Vonnegut and principles of free expression and common decency.
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06/06/2026

We need your help - It's the last weekend for our Journey to Tralfamadore Kickstarter! You can help us bring Slaughterhouse-Five and Tralfamadore to life! New benefits added at the $60 and $100 backer level.

Be sure to back our exhibit by June 8th -https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sh5/journey-to-tralfamadore/

Kurt Vonnegut grew up as the youngest of three siblings, with Bernard as the oldest and Alice in the middle. From childh...
06/05/2026

Kurt Vonnegut grew up as the youngest of three siblings, with Bernard as the oldest and Alice in the middle. From childhood, he admired both of them. Bernard became a scientific pioneer known for his work in cloud seeding and weather modification. Meanwhile Alice was remembered as artistic, gifted, and deeply important to Kurt’s sense of family.

The Vonnegut siblings each followed a very different path, but they remained closely linked in Kurt’s life and work. Bernard’s science, Alice’s creativity, and Kurt’s writing form a remarkable family trio, and the emotional weight of those bonds stayed with him long after childhood. After Alice’s death in 1958, Kurt suddenly took on responsibility for three of her children, a reminder of how intertwined the siblings’ lives really were.

06/05/2026

Happy Birthday to our Youth Writing Program Director Chris Speckman, who made it possible for us to realize our dream for a Youth Writing Program. We have facilitated 23,000 sessions with students over these years. Chris, you are a treasure to our students and the Karass. Thank you!

We at KVML are saddened to hear of the death of Marjane Satrapi. Her groundbreaking novel Persepolis is still the subjec...
06/04/2026

We at KVML are saddened to hear of the death of Marjane Satrapi. Her groundbreaking novel Persepolis is still the subject of censorship at home and abroad. We celebrate her work in the mediums of graphic novels, film, and literature.

Howdy Folks! We at KVML would like to say Happy Pride Month! We look forward to seeing you at our booth at Pride Fest o...
06/04/2026

Howdy Folks! We at KVML would like to say Happy Pride Month! We look forward to seeing you at our booth at Pride Fest on June 13th!

How do you feel when you read Slaughterhouse-Five? What would you ask if you could interact with a Tralfamadorian? Our u...
06/04/2026

How do you feel when you read Slaughterhouse-Five? What would you ask if you could interact with a Tralfamadorian? Our upcoming exhibit makes that possible!

The Journey to Tralfamadore Kickstarter ends on June 8th - don't miss it!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sh5/journey-to-tralfamadore/

Support our Kickstarter at the $60 level or higher and you will receive behind-the-scenes updates/videos about the Tralfamadore exhibit installation.

Support our Kickstarter at the $100 level or higher and you will receive a recorded walk-through of the exhibit on opening day, November 11, 2026.

Address

543 Indiana Avenue
Indianapolis, IN
46202

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 11am - 7pm
Saturday 10am - 7pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

Telephone

+13174230391

Website

https://www.vonnegutlibrary.org/donate/

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