{"id":3809,"date":"2026-10-28T14:55:35","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T18:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/pmu\/?page_id=3809"},"modified":"2026-11-03T16:31:42","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T21:31:42","slug":"kurt-vonnegut","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/pmu\/events\/venues\/kurt-vonnegut\/","title":{"rendered":"Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"modal-ready\">\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-cta-banner purdue-home-link-hero  image-background\">\n\n           <div class=\"image\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"KVML exterior view from West St.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/pmu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/10\/DSC_0457.jpg\"\/>\n                    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"section has-padding-exlarge\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n                                                        <h1 class=\"second-level-page-heading purdue-home-link-hero__header\">\n                    Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library                <\/h1>\n                                        <p class=\"purdue-home-link-hero__subtext\">\n                    543 Indiana Ave, Indianapolis, IN                <\/p>\n                                                    <div class=\"purdue-home-link-hero__list-container\">\n                                       <span class=\"purdue-home-link-hero__list-desc tablet-hidden\">\n                        Shortcuts:\n                    <\/span>\n                                                             <ul class=\"purdue-home-link-hero__list--desktop\">\n                                                                                <li>\n                                <a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--white  \" href=\"#about\" target=\"_self\">\n                                    About                                <\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n         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alt=\"KVML gathering and learning space next to the caf\u00e9.\" \/>\n                                                                                    <\/figure>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-card-block__content-container\">\n                                                                <h2 class=\"purdue-home-cta-card-block__header\">About Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library<\/h2>\n                                            \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library (KVML), located at 543 Indiana Ave. in Indianapolis, champions the literary, artistic and cultural contributions of the late writer and Indianapolis native, Kurt Vonnegut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Located across Indiana Ave. from the Student Center, visitors can explore exhibits featuring personal items, original artwork and rotating displays, enjoy refreshments from the on-site caf\u00e9, and take part in opportunities for learning, community engagement and special events. In addition to its museum spaces, KVML offers event venues and gathering areas that support meetings, receptions, educational programs and community activities.<\/p>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  id=\"map\" class=\"section has-padding-bottom-none  page-layout-wide page-layout-two-column\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"tagged-header-container tagged-header-container--content-block tagged-header-container-black\">\n            <h2 class=\"tagged-header tagged-header--black\">Location Information<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns page-layout-columns columns is-multiline is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-full-tablet page-layout-main is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KVML is located directly across Indiana Ave. from the Student Center (SCPI), as shown on the map. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hours<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The facility is open to the public during the hours listed below. Hours are subject to change for holidays, special events or other operational needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Public Hours<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Monday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tuesday: Closed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wednesday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thursday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Friday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saturday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday: Noon to 5 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-one-quarter-desktop is-full-tablet is-full-mobile page-layout-sidebar is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6af951b03d6f3&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6af951b03d6f3\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1152\" height=\"648\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/pmu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/10\/kvml-location-map.jpg\" alt=\"KVML is located directly across Indiana Ave. from the Student Center (SCPI).\" class=\"wp-image-3964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/pmu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/10\/kvml-location-map.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/pmu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/10\/kvml-location-map-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/pmu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/10\/kvml-location-map-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/pmu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/10\/kvml-location-map-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"section has-padding-top-none \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns page-layout-columns columns is-multiline is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-one-quarter-desktop is-full-tablet is-full-mobile page-layout-sidebar is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Purdue Student Access Hours<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KVML offers additional hours for Purdue students from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7 to 8 p.m. on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tours<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Walk-in visitors are welcome during regular hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guided tours are offered during regular hours at noon, with Sunday tours offered at 1 p.m. Guided tour reservations are required outside of these scheduled tour times. Large guided tour groups should contact <a href=\"mailto:info@vonnegutlibrary.org\">info@vonnegutlibrary.org<\/a> to make a reservation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Parking<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Designated KVML parking spaces are reserved exclusively for Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library visitors. Purdue students, faculty, staff and campus visitors may utilize nearby Parking Lot 501 in accordance with university parking regulations.<\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  id=\"reservations\" class=\"section has-padding-bottom-small  page-layout-wide\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"tagged-header-container tagged-header-container--content-block tagged-header-container-black\">\n            <h2 class=\"tagged-header tagged-header--black\">Exhibits<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns page-layout-columns columns is-multiline is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-full-tablet page-layout-main is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tralfamadore: An Immersive Slaughterhouse-Five Experience<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Opening Nov. 11<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Created in partnership with engineering students from Purdue University&#8217;s EPICS Program, this exhibition transforms Vonnegut&#8217;s Tralfamadore into an immersive walk-through experience that blends literature, art and engineering. Visitors will step into an environment designed to explore time, memory and moral imagination while reflecting on the human questions that shaped Vonnegut&#8217;s work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To learn more about current exhibitions, upcoming programs, virtual experiences and special events, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vonnegutlibrary.org\/\">Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-one-quarter-desktop is-full-tablet is-full-mobile page-layout-sidebar is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  id=\"reservations\" class=\"section has-padding-bottom-large  page-layout-wide\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"tagged-header-container tagged-header-container--content-block tagged-header-container-black\">\n            <h2 class=\"tagged-header tagged-header--black\">Reservations<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns page-layout-columns columns is-multiline is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-full-tablet page-layout-main is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KVML spaces can be&nbsp;reserved in advance&nbsp;through&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/purdue.emscloudservice.com\/web\/Default.aspx\">Event Request System (EMS)<\/a>.&nbsp;For step-by-step guidance, visit the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/pmu\/events\/reserve\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/pmu\/events\/reserve\/\">Request Event Space Instructions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-one-quarter-desktop is-full-tablet is-full-mobile page-layout-sidebar is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"parent":890,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3809","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/pmu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/pmu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/pmu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/pmu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/pmu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3809"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/pmu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3809\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3990,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/pmu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3809\/revisions\/3990"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/pmu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/pmu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}