What is "minnetrista"

Minnetrista, is the home of the Ball Jar and a Gathering Place located in Muncie, Indiana with exhibits and programs that focus on nature, local history, gardens and art. The campus includes a museum with changing exhibits, the historic home called Oakhurst, many themed gardens, outdoor sculptures and a portion of the White River Greenway. It is located in the Minnetrista Boulevard Historic District, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

The museum's collections focus on East Central Indiana local cultural history, and include themes of family and community life, entertainment and leisure, industry and work, and East Central Indiana arts.

George Alexander Ball's house, known as Oakhurst, was built in 1895, was designed by architect Louis Gibson. The first floor is furnished to appear as it did in the 1920s.

The grounds feature many outdoor sculptures purchased by members of the Ball family.

There are many themed gardens, which include:

• Nature Area - three representations of Indiana native habitat, a pond, woodland and prairie
• Oakhurst Gardens - located by the Oakhust house, features a formal garden, sunken gardens, woodland gardens and courtyard garden
• Wishing Well Garden - designed in 2000 by the Delaware Master Gardeners, features themes of Four Seasons, Moon and Bird & Butterfly gardens
• Rose Garden
• Children's Garden
• Colonnade Garden
• Orchard Courtyard - a seasonal container garden display