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Bloomington features a world-renowned arts scene, beginning with the Indiana University Art Museum. Ranked among the nation's best university art museums, the IU Art Museum holds more than 35,000 objects, including paintings by Picasso and Monet. The building itself is worth admiring -- it was designed by the famed architectural firm, I.M. Pei and Partners.
Cross the street and check out IU's Lilly Library, which contains nearly 400,000 books, over 100,000 pieces of sheet music, and more than 6,500,000 manuscripts. Materials in the Library range from major rare books such as the New Testament of the Gutenberg Bible to famous individual manuscripts such as George Washington's letter accepting the presidency of the United States to fun items like TV scripts from the original "Star Trek" series.
Throughout our culturally aware city, you'll discover many more fascinating museums and historical sites, including:
- Indiana University Auditorium -- See a Broadway show or a live concert in this beautiful performing hall, located in the heart of campus. Recent performers and dignitaries to grace the stage have included Debbie Reynolds, Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt, Colin Powell, George Winston and Wyclef Jean.
- Indiana University Musical Arts Center -- Visit this acoustically refined auditorium for eight full-scale operas each year, as well as world-renowned jazz, classical and ballet performances.
- John Waldron Arts Center -- Discover a hidden talent at this local center for music, theatre and the spoken word.
- Mathers Museum -- Take a trip around the world and discover over 20,000 objects and 10,000 photographs representing cultures from each of the world's inhabited continents.
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