Historic Arkansas Museum

Historic Arkansas Museum *Tours of historic grounds can be limited due to weather conditions. Open the door to Historic Arkansas—someone is always home.
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Historic Arkansas Museum is home to a historic city block including the oldest building in Little Rock, an 1850's Farmstead, galleries of Arkansas-made art and history ranging from indigenous Arkansans to contemporary artists and artisans. Call if you have questions.*

Tens of thousands of Arkansans and tourists enter our doors each year — including thousands of schoolchildren — and are welcomed i

nto a world where the past is alive. Here, they connect with actual objects and hear real, first-person stories of Arkansas’s early days. They step into a house where trappers, boatmen and surveyors passed through; or into an exhibit that explores the bowie knife and its Arkansas connection. General Information
Welcome to the page of Historic Arkansas Museum, a museum of the Department of Arkansas Heritage, where you will find updates and photos of our exhibits, collections, events, programs and more! You can find more information about the museum by visiting our website at www.HistoricArkansas.org. While we encourage interaction, discussion, commentary and even criticism, we ask that you keep your comments and posts relevant and respectful. This is an open forum, but it’s also a family-friendly site. Please follow our posting guidelines:

THE RULES

• We do not allow graphic, obscene, explicit or racial comments or submissions, nor do we allow comments that are abusive, hateful or intended to defame anyone or any organization.
• Historic Arkansas Museum reserves the right to remove any post and ban any user that violates any of these guidelines.
• We do not allow solicitations, spam or advertisements. This includes promotion or endorsement of any financial, commercial or non-governmental agency. Similarly, we do not allow attempts to defame or defraud any financial, commercial or non-governmental agency.
• Historic Arkansas Museum will not post your announcements on our wall as we cannot be responsible for endorsing and promoting other organizations. However, you are welcome to post relevant announcements on our wall.

Learn to make a newspaper hat today in the Print Shop during Spring Break on the Grounds, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Open to ever...
03/25/2026

Learn to make a newspaper hat today in the Print Shop during Spring Break on the Grounds, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Open to everyone!

03/24/2026
Before Us, Beyond Us - the Arkansas 250 exhibit - opens at the Old State House Museum Thursday, March 5, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m...
03/04/2026

Before Us, Beyond Us - the Arkansas 250 exhibit - opens at the Old State House Museum Thursday, March 5, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Please join all of us from Arkansas Heritage for refreshments and a look at this exciting new exhibit.

It’s been almost a year in the making! 🎉

The Arkansas250 exhibit Before Us, Beyond Us is now open to the public at the Old State House Museum in Little Rock.

Join us on Thursday, March 5, from 5:30–7 p.m. for a special opening reception in the museum ballroom. Enjoy refreshments, explore the new exhibit, and celebrate this exciting milestone in Arkansas history.

We can’t wait to see you there!

Thank you from the bottom of our 💕 to our volunteers for bringing all your skill, talent and time to help make the museu...
02/12/2026

Thank you from the bottom of our 💕 to our volunteers for bringing all your skill, talent and time to help make the museum shine!

Piecing with Purpose: Connecting Pinecone Quilts to Philander Smith Makers opens in the Trinity Gallery for Arkansas Art...
02/10/2026

Piecing with Purpose: Connecting Pinecone Quilts to Philander Smith Makers opens in the Trinity Gallery for Arkansas Artists on Friday, February 13, 5-8 pm.

The evening’s activities include Love Songs by Phillip Rex Huddleston, Jess Mylonas and John Willis, beer by Bentonville Brewing, Museum Store valentine shopping and fortune telling.

We are closed Saturday, January 31 and Sunday, February 1.
01/31/2026

We are closed Saturday, January 31 and Sunday, February 1.

Tonight at HAM, 5-8 pm, it’s 2nd Friday Art Night. Jack Bennett is live, is pouring and is offering tastes of their 4 ...
01/09/2026

Tonight at HAM, 5-8 pm, it’s 2nd Friday Art Night. Jack Bennett is live, is pouring and is offering tastes of their 4 Star Chili. Shoot Arkansas Made in the Museum Store, check out the galleries and visit the Brownlee Kitchen to try some brew made from historic recipes.

And the winners of the 21st Ever Nog-off are…
12/15/2025

And the winners of the 21st Ever Nog-off are…

Address

200 E 3rd Street
Little Rock, AR
72201

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 1pm - 5pm

Telephone

+15013249351

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