Environmental Research

The 100-acre Park site is bordered by the White River and adjacent to the IMA’s current 52-acre campus. Commissions for the Park will be ongoing with additional artists’ projects to be announced annually. The land, a former gravel pit, has evolved through a natural reclamation into its current state of untamed woodlands and wetlands. As planning for 100 Acres has evolved, so too has society’s understanding of the delicate balance between humans and nature. First conceived in the 1990s to connect the Museum to the natural environment, today the Park is part of a broader mission at the IMA which promotes environmentally-friendly and sustainable practices. Several studies have recently been commissioned to assess the environmental and geological issues associated with 100 Acres and to inform strategies for its development.