Editing South Bend, Indiana (section)

===Museums, arts and entertainment===
The [[South Bend Museum of Art]] is located in [[Century Center (South Bend)|Century Center]] in downtown South Bend. The museum was opened to the public in March 1996, and features a variety of artists from South Bend and the [[Michiana]] region. Currently, over 850 works are featured in the permanent collection. The museum also offers several classes and workshops for adults and children.<ref name="museum">South Bend Regional Museum of Art. "[http://www.sbrma.org/ www.sbrma.org]". Retrieved on January 6, 2008.</ref>

====The History Museum====
The History Museum is the public name of the Northern Indiana Historical Society, the second-oldest historical society in Indiana, established in 1867 to collect and interpret the history of the northern Indiana region by St. Joseph County's leading citizens. [[Joseph D. Oliver House|The Oliver Mansion]] (also known by its original name, Copshaholm) is one of the central features of the museum. The 38-room mansion was built in 1895 and is currently listed in the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. The home was built by Joseph Doty Oliver, son of James Oliver, the founder of the [[Oliver Farm Equipment Company]], once the largest plow manufacturer in the United States.<ref name=CFH>{{cite web |url = http://centerforhistory.org/ |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130506034033/http://centerforhistory.org/ |url-status = usurped |archive-date = May 6, 2013 |title = The History Museum |website = The History Museum |access-date = August 27, 2017 }}</ref> In addition to the Oliver Mansion and the Workers Home (a 1920s Polish-American family home), the museum includes areas dedicated to the history of the St. Joseph River Valley, the University of Notre Dame, the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, and the Kidsfirst Children's Museum.<ref name=CFH />

====Studebaker National Museum====

[[File:South-bend-studebaker-museum-new.jpg|right|thumb|[[Studebaker National Museum]] in South Bend]]
The [[Studebaker National Museum]] holds a large collection of wagons and automobiles from the 150-year history of the [[Studebaker|Studebaker Corporation]].<ref name="Stude">Studebaker National Museum. "[http://www.studebakermuseum.org/campus.asp Campus Location] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071222110044/http://www.studebakermuseum.org/campus.asp |date=2007-12-22 }}". Retrieved on January 6, 2008.</ref> The museum began as a collection of wagons and automobiles produced by Studebaker, including the presidential carriages of Lincoln, McKinley, Harrison, and Grant. The company donated the collection to the city of South Bend in 1966. The collection was housed in various locations from [[Century Center (South Bend)|Century Center]] to its current location in downtown South Bend, adjacent to The History Museum. The two museums share one campus, and together form [[The Museums at Washington and Chapin]].<ref name="Chapin">"{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080107222109/http://www.centerforhistory.org/CFH_SNM_museums.html Northern Indiana Center for History]}}". Retrieved on January 6, 2008.</ref> The former South Bend mansion of [[Clement Studebaker]], named [[Tippecanoe Place]], is now a restaurant.

====Indiana University Civil Rights Heritage Center====
The [[Indiana University South Bend]] [[Civil Rights Heritage Center]] is housed in the former [[Engman Public Natatorium]]. What was once the city's first indoor swimming pool excluded and then segregated against African Americans for its first twenty-eight years. In 2010, Indiana University South Bend re-opened the building, and now offers tours and events focusing on the histories of civil rights and the experiences of African Americans, Latinos, and LGBTQ people in South Bend.

====Theatrical buildings====

[[File:Palace Theater, Morris Performing Arts Center, in South Bend.jpg|right|thumb|200x200px|Morris Performing Arts Center in South Bend]]
The [[Morris Performing Arts Center]], built in 1922, included the Palace Theater, a venue for [[vaudeville]]. The theatre's heyday was in 1940 with the premiere of ''[[Knute Rockne, All American]],'' starring [[Ronald Reagan]]. A crowd estimated at 24,000 gathered outside. The theater was scheduled for demolition in 1959, when E. M. Morris purchased the facility and sold it to the city for one dollar, after which it was renamed the Morris Civic Auditorium. A total renovation as well as expansion of the stage area was completed in 2000. The Morris Performing Arts Center also includes the restored Palais Royale Ballroom.<ref name="MorrisCenter">Morris Performing Arts Center. "[http://www.morriscenter.org/history.html About] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009164057/http://www.morriscenter.org/history.html |date=2007-10-09 }}". Retrieved on January 6, 2008.</ref> The center houses the Broadway Theater League and the South Bend Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra's Shanghai-born former conductor, [[Tsung Yeh]], was the first conductor ever to hold music directorships of both a western symphony orchestra and a major Chinese orchestra.<ref name="South Bend Symphony Orchestra">{{Cite web|url=http://www.southbendsymphony.com/maestro.php|title=South Bend Symphony Orchestra Maestro|access-date=June 9, 2009|archive-date=December 3, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091203202542/http://www.southbendsymphony.com/maestro.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>

South Bend is also home to The South Bend Hot Patooties, a group that performs a shadowcast of [[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.thestatesb.com/event/rocky-horror-picture-show-film-with-south-bends-hot-patooties-shadowcast/ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151001024157/http://www.thestatesb.com/event/rocky-horror-picture-show-film-with-south-bends-hot-patooties-shadowcast/ |url-status = dead |archive-date = October 1, 2015 |title = Upcoming Events – Rocky Horror Picture Show film with South Bend's Hot Patooties Shadowcast! - The State of South Bend |date = October 1, 2015 }}</ref> The group has performed at various South Bend venues including the State Theater, Legends of Notre Dame, The Potawatomi Conservatories, and the historic [[Birdsell|Birdsell Mansion]].<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.facebook.com/RHPSsouthbend?fref=ts |title = Security Check Required |website = Facebook.com |access-date = August 27, 2017 }}</ref>

[[South Bend Civic Theater]], founded in 1957, was for many years located at The Firehouse, 701 Portage Avenue. It was a small intimate black box theater. In 2007, a new theater opened at 403 North Main Street in what was formerly the Scottish Rite Building. This facility includes a 209-seat main stage auditorium and a 90-seat "black box" studio theatre.<ref name="Civic Theatre">[http://www.sbct.org/history.php South Bend Civic Theatre] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080105145555/http://www.sbct.org/history.php |date=January 5, 2008 }}. Retrieved on March 2, 2008.</ref> The theater produces more than a dozen plays per year, including several productions in its Family Series.

====Other====
The [[Raclin Murphy Museum of Art]] of the [[University of Notre Dame]] is an [[art museum]] with a collection of more than 30,000 items.<ref name=his>[https://raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu/about/history/how-we-started/ History of the Museum, How We Started] at the Museum site</ref>

The [[DeBartolo Performing Arts Center]] on the [[University of Notre Dame]] campus hosts plays, concerts, performing artists, and films open to the public.

The [[Fischoff National Chamber Music Association]], sponsor of the world's largest chamber music competition, was founded in South Bend in 1973. The annual [[Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition]] is held on the campus of the University of Notre Dame.

[[Schuyler Colfax]], the 17th [[Vice President of the United States]], is interred in South Bend City Cemetery.<ref name="Colfax">United States Senate Art & History Home."[https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/VP_Schuyler_Colfax.htm Schuyler Colfax, 17th Vice President (1869–1873)]". Retrieved on January 6, 2008.</ref>