Media Room
Media Contact
Have a story idea or media inquiry? Contact Kelsey Burr, Communications Manager, at kburr@imsmuseum.org.
Photos for specific releases can be found in the links below. If you would like to visit the Museum for filming/photography, arrangements must be made ahead of your arrival.
Press Releases
Boilerplate
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum represents more than a century of motorsports history and is driven by its mission to celebrate and preserve the history behind the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indianapolis 500. Since 1956 when the IMS Museum first opened, it has brought to life the innovation, thrill, and cultural significance of motor racing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. What began with only 12 cars on display has become one of the world’s premier collections of racing automobiles and artifacts with more than 55,000 artifacts and over 200 vehicles. The IMS Museum ignites curiosity, sparks discovery, and embraces tradition.
Museum Quick Facts
- Mission: The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum celebrates and preserves the history behind the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Indianapolis 500.
- Vision: Our vision for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum is to ignite curiosity, spark discovery, and embrace tradition.
- Established in 1956
- Current building opened in 1976
- On April 2, 2025, the Museum reopened following a 17-month, $60.5 million renovation
- 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, separate from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
- 55,000+ artifacts in the Museum collection
- 200+ vehicles in the Museum collection
Awards & recognition
- Featured in TIME’s annual list of the World’s Greatest Places (2026)
- Named the “Museum of the Year” by the International Historic Motoring Awards (2025)
- Voted “Best Motorsports Fan Experience” in the Newsweek Fans’ Choice Awards (2025)
- Chosen as the Indy Chamber’s 2025 Monumental Award winner for Schmidt Associates architecture and engineering work (2025)
In the News
- The Wall Street Journal: “The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum, Renovated and Revved Up” (May 2026)
- PRI: “Behind-The-Scenes: Indianapolis 500 Historic Car Lap” (May 2026)
- IndyStar: “5 thoughts on the IMS Museum’s glow up from ‘indoor parking lot’ to immersed wonder” (April 2025)
- Indianapolis Business Journal: “The $60.5 million overhaul of the IMS Museum is a spectacle unto itself” (April 2025)