List of museums in Arkansas

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This list of museums in Arkansas is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

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Museums

class="wikitable sortable"

!| Name

!| Location

!| County

!| Region

!| Area of study

!| Summary

Altus Heritage House Museum

| Altus

| Franklin

| Arkansas River Valley

| Local history

| Original German-American State Bank, circa 19th century, with early coal mining equipment, local history{{cite web|title=Altus Heritage House Museum|url=http://www.arkansas.com/attractions/detail/altus-heritage-house-museum/19102|publisher=Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism|accessdate=21 September 2015}}

Arkansas Air & Military Museum

| Fayetteville

| Washington

| The Ozarks

| Aviation

| [http://www.arkansasairandmilitary.com/ website], History of aviation in Arkansas and American military conflicts, historic aircraft

Arkansas Arts Center

| Little Rock

| Pulaski

| Little Rock Central Area

| Art

|

Arkansas Country Doctor Museum

| Lincoln

| Washington

| The Ozarks

| Medical

| [http://www.drmuseum.net/ website], life of a small-town doctor and the history of medicine as it was practiced in the early 20th century

Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame

| Pine Bluff

| Jefferson

| Arkansas Delta

| Hall of fame - Entertainers

| Located in the Pine Bluff Convention Center, artifacts and memorabilia of entertainers from Arkansas{{cite web|title=Museums|url=http://www.pinebluffcvb.org/things-to-do/museums/|publisher=Pine Bluff Convention & Visitors Bureau|accessdate=21 September 2015}}

Arkansas Governor's Mansion

| Little Rock

| Pulaski

| Little Rock Central Area

| Historic house

|

Arkansas Historic Wine Museum

| Paris

| Logan

| Arkansas River Valley Region

| Industry - Wine making

| [http://www.cowiewinecellars.com/ website], operated by Cowie Wine Cellars, history of wine making in the state

Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum

| North Little Rock

| Pulaski

| Little Rock Central Area

| Maritime

| Features the submarine USS Razorback (SS-394)

Arkansas Museum of Discovery

| Little Rock

| Pulaski

| Little Rock Central Area

| Science

|

Arkansas Museum of Natural History

| Hot Springs

| Garland

| Ouachita Mountains

| Multiple

| [http://arkansasnaturalhistorymuseum.com/ website], displays archeological and geological artifacts from Arkansas and from around the world including minerals and fossils

Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources

| Smackover

| Union

| Arkansas Timberlands

| Industry - Petroleum

| Petroleum industry in Arkansas

Arkansas National Guard Museum

| North Little Rock

| Pulaski

| Little Rock Central Area

| Military

| History the Arkansas National Guard, Camp Pike and Camp Robinson

Arkansas Post National Memorial

| Gillett

| Arkansas

| Arkansas Delta

| History

| Commemorates key events at the site: first semi-permanent European settlement in the Lower Mississippi Valley (1686); an American Revolutionary War skirmish (1783); the first territorial capital of Arkansas (1819–1821); and the American Civil War Battle of Fort Hindman (1863)

Arkansas Railroad Museum

| Pine Bluff

| Jefferson

| Arkansas Delta

| Railroad

| Housed in former railroad shops, features steam locomotives

Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame Museum

| North Little Rock

| Pulaski

| Arkansas Timberlands

| Sports

| Features men, women and teams from a variety of sports, includes inductees from each of the 78 counties in Arkansas

Arkansas River Visitor Center

| Russellville

| Pope

| Arkansas River Valley Region

| Natural history

| [https://www.swl.usace.army.mil/Missions/Recreation/Arkansas-River/Dardanelle/Recreation-Activities/Visitor-Center/ website], natural and cultural history of the Arkansas River and the construction of Lake Dardanelle, operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Arkansas State University Museum

| Jonesboro

| Craighead

| Arkansas Delta

| Multiple

| [http://www.astate.edu/museum/ website], state history, natural history and cultural heritage

Arkansas Tech Museum

| Russellville

| Pope

| Arkansas River Valley Region

| History

| [https://www.atu.edu/museum/ website], history and memorabilia of Arkansas Tech University

Arts and Science Center for Southeast Arkansas

| Pine Bluff

| Jefferson

| Arkansas Delta

| Multiple

| Emphasis on Arkansas and African-American artists, hands-on science exhibits

Ashley County Museum

| Hamburg

| Ashley

| Arkansas Delta

| Local history

| Located in the Watson House

Aviation Cadet Museum

| Eureka Springs

| Carroll

| The Ozarks

| Aviation

| [http://www.aviationcadet.com/ website]

Baum Gallery

| Conway

| Faulkner

| Little Rock Central Area

| Art

| [https://uca.edu/art/baum/ website], art gallery in McCastlain Hall of University of Central Arkansas

Bauxite Historical Association & Museum

| Bauxite

| Saline

| Little Rock Central Area

| Local history

|{{cite web|title=Keeping Company: Bauxite Historical Association and Museum|url=http://onlyinark.com/culture/keeping-company-bauxite-historical-association-and-museum/|publisher=Only in Arkansas|accessdate=9 October 2017}}

Baxter County Heritage Center

| Gassville

| Baxter

| The Ozarks

| Local history

| [http://www.baxtercountyhistory.org website], operated by the Baxter County Historical and Genealogical Society

Bella Vista Museum

| Bella Vista

| Benton

| The Ozarks

| Local history

| [http://bellavistamuseum.org/ website]

Belle Museum and Chapel

| Charleston

| Franklin

| Arkansas River Valley Region

| Local history

| {{cite web|title=Belle Museum & Chapel|url=http://www.arkansas.com/attractions/detail/belle-museum-chapel/95077/|publisher=State of Arkansas|accessdate=21 September 2015}}

Boone County Heritage Museum

| Harrison

| Boone

| The Ozarks

| Local history

| [http://www.bchrs.org website], operated by the Boone County Historical & Railroad Society, antique collections, pioneer life, railroad and Civil War artifacts, local history collections

Bradbury Art Museum

| Jonesboro

| Craighead

| Arkansas Delta

| Art

| [http://bradburyartmuseum.org website], part of Arkansas State University, changing exhibitions of contemporary art in all media

Bradley County Historical Museum

| Warren

| Bradley

| Arkansas Timberlands

| Local history

| Located in the historic Dr. John Wilson Martin House

Bradley County Veterans Museum

| Warren

| Bradley

| Arkansas Timberlands

| Military

| [http://www.bradleycountyveterans.org/ website]

Bradley House Museum

| Jasper

| Newton

| The Ozarks

| Local history

| [http://newtoncountyar.com/bradleyhousemuseum.html website], operated by the Newton County Historical Society

Bud Walton Arena Razorback Sports Museum

| Fayetteville

| Washington

| The Ozarks

| Sports

| History of Razorback basketball, track and field, baseball, tennis and golf

Carroll County Heritage Museum

| Berryville

| Carroll

| The Ozarks

| Local history

| Operated by the Carroll County Historical Society in the historic county courthouse

Central Delta Depot Museum

| Brinkley

| Monroe

| Arkansas Delta

| Local history

| Operated by the Central Delta Historical Society, showcases the importance of the Louisiana Purchase, the impact of the railroad era and the local history of the delta region

Central High School National Historic Site

| Little Rock

| Pulaski

| Little Rock Central Area

| History

| History of the Little Rock Nine and forced desegregation in Arkansas

Chaffee Barbershop Museum

| Fort Smith

| Sebastian

| Arkansas River Valley Region

| History

| Restored 1958 period barbershop where Elvis Presley received his famous first G.I. haircut{{cite web|title=Chaffee Crossing Historic District|url=http://chaffeecrossing.com/?PID=264|publisher=Chaffee Crossing|accessdate=22 September 2015}}

Cherokee Village Museum & Learning Center

| Cherokee Village

| Fulton and Sharp Counties

| North Central Arkansas

| Community History

| [https://www.facebook.com/CherokeeVillageHistoricalSociety website]

Clayton House

| Fort Smith

| Sebastian

| Arkansas River Valley Region

| Historic house

| Victorian Renaissance baroque mansion, operated by the Fort Smith Heritage Foundation

Cleburne County Historical Society Museum

| Heber Springs

| Cleburne

| The Ozarks

| Local history

| Located in the historic Clarence Frauenthal House

Clinton House Museum

| Fayetteville

| Washington

| The Ozarks

| Historic house - Biographical

| Early home of Bill and Hillary Clinton

Clinton Presidential Center

| Little Rock

| Pulaski

| Little Rock Central Area

| Biographical

| Library and museum of President Bill Clinton

Clover Bend Museum

| Black Rock

| Lawrence

| Arkansas Delta

| Local history

| [http://www.cloverbend.com/ website], farmstead exhibits and local history

Crater of Diamonds State Park

| Murfreesboro

| Pike

| Arkansas Timberlands

| Geology - Gems

| Visitors can sift soil for diamonds, agate, garnet, amethyst, and other gems

Cross County Museum

| Wynne

| Cross

| Arkansas Delta

| Local history

| {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060526183411/http://www.cchs1862.org/ website]}}, operated by the Cross County Historical Society

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

| Bentonville

| Benton

| The Ozarks

| Art

| Features American art from the Colonial era to contemporary work

Dallas County Museum

| Fordyce

| Dallas

| Arkansas Timberlands

| Local history

| {{cite web|title=Dallas County Museum|url=http://www.arkansas.com/attractions/detail/dallas-county-historical-museum/17446|publisher=Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism|accessdate=22 September 2015}}{{cite web|title=Facebook site|url=https://www.facebook.com/Dallas-County-Museum-Fordyce-Arkansas-310816598464/timeline/|publisher=Dallas County Museum|accessdate=22 September 2015}}

[http://www.dallascountymuseum.org/ website] Exhibits of Dallas County history along with an archives room and a searchable collection of nearly 25,000 negatives from the Alexander Studios. The new Sports Museum is located across the street and from April 22-June 3, 2017 will house the traveling Smithsonian exhibit Hometown Teams:How Sports Shape America.

Daisy Airgun Museum

| Rogers

| Benton

| The Ozarks

| Commodity - Airguns

| [http://www.daisymuseum.com/ website], vintage products and artifacts of the Daisy company

Darby House

| Fort Smith

| Sebastian

| Arkansas River Valley Region

| Biographical

| Home of World War II General William Orlando Darby{{cite web|title=The Darby House|url=http://www.aaa.com/travelinfo/arkansas/fort-smith/attractions/the-darby-house-509909.html|publisher=AAA|accessdate=22 September 2015}}

Delta Cultural Center

| Helena

| Phillips

| Arkansas Delta

| History

| Local history, culture, music, railroads

Delta Rivers Nature Center

| Pine Bluff

| Jefferson

| Arkansas Delta

| Nature center

| [http://www.deltarivers.com/ website], natural history of the Arkansas River Delta, located in Pine Bluff Regional Park, 130 acres with trails

Delta Gateway Museum

| Blytheville

| Mississippi

| Arkansas Delta

| Local history

| [https://deltagatewaymuseum.weebly.com/ website], regional history, industry, agriculture, transportation, geology, natural history, located in the historic Kress Building

Desha County Museum

| Dumas

| Desha

| Arkansas Delta

| Open-air

| [http://deshacountyhistorical.org/ website], includes the museum with period business displays, an 1828 church, a stocked country store, a building with period farm machinery and equipment, and an 1850 log house

Drennen-Scott House

| Van Buren

| Crawford

| Arkansas River Valley Region

| Historic house

|

Drew County Historical Museum

| Monticello

| Drew

| Arkansas Delta

| Local history

| Operated by the Drew County Historical Society{{cite web|title=Facebook site|url=https://www.facebook.com/drewcountymuseum|publisher=Drew County Historical Museum Drew County Historical Museum|accessdate=22 September 2015}}{{cite web|title=Museums|url=http://www.monticelloar.org/museums.html|publisher=Monticello, Arkansas|accessdate=22 September 2015}}

Eddie Mae Herron Center

| Pocahontas

| Randolph

| Arkansas Delta

| African American

| Museum, education, community, heritage and cultural center about African Americans in Randolph County

Ernie's Museum on Black Arkansans

| Little Rock

| Pulaski

| Little Rock Central Area

| African American

| [http://www.emoba.org website], also called EMOBA - The Museum of Black Arkansans and Performing Arts Center, contributions of black Arkansans

ESSE Purse Museum & Store

|Little Rock

|Pulaski

|Little Rock Central Area

|Fashion

|[http://www.essepursemuseum.com website], evolution of the 20th-century American woman – decade by decade – through her handbags and the items she carried with her

Eureka Springs Historical Museum

| Eureka Springs

| Carroll

| The Ozarks

| Local history

| [http://www.eurekaspringshistoricalmuseum.org/ website]

Fargo Agricultural School Museum

| Fargo

| Monroe

| Arkansas Delta

| History

|

Faulkner County Museum

| Conway

| Faulkner

| Little Rock Central Area

| Local history

| Housed in the former county jail

Fort Smith Air Museum

| Fort Smith

| Sebastian

| Arkansas River Valley Region

| Aviation

| [http://www.fortsmithairmuseum.com/ website], located at Fort Smith Regional Airport, honors pioneer and military aviators from western Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma

Fort Smith Museum of History

| Fort Smith

| Sebastian

| Arkansas River Valley Region

| Local history

|

Fort Smith National Historic Site

| Fort Smith

| Sebastian

| Arkansas River Valley Region

| Military

| Fort Smith's military history from 1817–1871

Fort Smith Regional Art Museum

| Fort Smith

| Sebastian

| Arkansas River Valley Region

| Art

| [http://www.fsram.org/ website], nationally and internationally recognized traveling exhibits

Fort Smith Trolley Museum

| Fort Smith

| Sebastian

| Arkansas River Valley Region

| Railroad - Trolley

| Heritage streetcars, steam locomotives, railroad equipment, transportation and other technology

Frog Fantasies Museum

| Eureka Springs

| Carroll

| The Ozarks

| Commodity

| [http://www.mizfrogspad.com/frog_fantasies.htm website], collection of frog items and gift shop

Gann Museum

| Benton

| Saline

| Little Rock Central Area

| Local history

|

Galaxy Collection

| Hot Springs

| Garland

| Ouachita Mountains

| Media

|[http://www.thegalaxyconnection.com/ website], vintage items related to the Star Wars franchise

Gangster Museum of America

| Hot Springs

| Garland

| Ouachita Mountains

| History

|[http://www.tgmoa.com/ website], area history related to organized crime in the 1920s to 1940s

Grant County Museum

| Sheridan

| Grant

| Little Rock Central Area

| Local history

| [http://www.grantcountymuseumar.com/ website], special exhibits include the Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company Museum, a Civil War Red River Expedition room, automobiles and military vehicles

Gravette Historical Museum

| Gravette

| Benton

| The Ozarks

| Local history

| Located in the Kindley House{{cite web|title=Museum|url=http://www.gravettear.com/#!museum/ckfu|publisher=City of Gravette|accessdate=22 September 2015}}

Guitar Museum

| Jacksonville

| Pulaski

| Little Rock Central Area

| Music

| [http://www.JacksonvilleGuitarMuseum.com/ website], vintage guitars & amps, w/large display of Cowboy Guitars circa 1930s - 1950s

Hampson Archeological Museum State Park

| Wilson

| Mississippi

| Arkansas Delta

| Archaeology

| Collection of early American aboriginal artifacts from the Nodena site

Headquarters House Museum

| Fayetteville

| Washington

| The Ozarks

| Historic house - History

| 1853 period home, exhibits related to Civil War battle, operated by the Washington County Historical Society

Helena Museum of Phillips County

| Helena

| Phillips

| Arkansas Delta

| Local history

|Includes local history (social clubs, lumber industry, river port, etc.) and Civil War history. Housed in the oldest civic building in Phillips County and the oldest purpose build museum building in the state.

Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center

| Piggott

| Clay

| Arkansas Delta

| History

| Barn-studio associated with author Ernest Hemingway and the family home of his second wife, Pauline Pfeiffer; focus on area life and literature in the 1920s and 1930s

Heritage House Museum of Montgomery County

| Mount Ida

| Montgomery

| Ouachita Mountains

| Local history

| [http://www.hhmmc.org website]

Historic Arkansas Museum

| Little Rock

| Pulaski

| Little Rock Central Area

| History

| State history

Historic Washington State Park

| Washington

| Hempstead

| Arkansas Timberlands

| Open-air

| Also known as Old Washington Historic State Park, over 30 historic buildings

Hot Springs National Park

| Hot Springs

| Garland

| Ouachita Mountains

| Historic site

| Includes early 20th century period Fordyce Bathhouse museum

Howard County Museum

| Nashville

| Howard

| Arkansas Timberlands

| Local history

| Operated by the Howard County Historical Society

Hunter-Coulter Museum

| Ashdown

| Little River

| Arkansas Timberlands

| Local history

|

Huntington Jail and Miner Museum

| Huntington

| Sebastian

| Arkansas River Valley Region

| Local history

|

Jacksonport State Park

| Newport

| Jackson

| Arkansas Timberlands

| Multiple

| Includes African American History Exhibit, Courthouse Museum, Mary Woods No. 2 Riverboat, freshwater pearling exhibit

Jacksonville Museum of Military History

| Jacksonville

| Pulaski

| Little Rock Central Area

| History

| [http://www.jaxmilitarymuseum.org/ website], includes Arkansas military history from the civil war through Iraq, with a special emphasis on Little Rock AFB, plus the Arkansas Ordnance Plant.

Jacob Wolf House

| Norfork

| Baxter

| The Ozarks

| Historic house

| Oldest public structure in Arkansas, two story log house

Japanese American Internment Museum

| McGehee

| Desha

| Arkansas Delta

| Ethnic

| History of Japanese American internment at Rohwer War Relocation Center and Jerome War Relocation Center during World War II

Josephine Tussaud Wax Museum

| Hot Springs

| Garland

| Ouachita Mountains

| Wax museum

|

Klipsch Museum of Audio History

| Hope

| Hempstead

| Arkansas Timberlands

| Technology

| [http://www.klipsch.com/museum website], Klipsch Audio Technologies products, test equipment, audio source components, early manufacturing equipment, items from other companies

Lakeport Plantation

| Lake Village

| Chicot

| Arkansas Delta

| Historic house

| The only remaining Arkansas Antebellum Plantation Home on the Mississippi River; owned and operated by Arkansas State University.

Dyess Colony

| Dyess

| Mississippi

| Arkansas Delta

| History

| [http://dyesscash.astate.edu/ website], history of the New Deal federal agricultural resettlement community, includes boyhood home of singer Johnny Cash

Lepanto Museum

| Lepanto

| Poinsett

| Arkansas Delta

| Local history

| [http://lepantoar.com/museum.htm website]

Little Rock Central High School

| Little Rock

| Pulaski

| Little Rock Central Area

| History

| 1955 Little Rock integration crisis and the Civil Rights Movement

Logan County Museum

| Paris

| Logan

| Arkansas River Valley Region

| Local history

| Housed in a restored jail{{cite web|title=Facebook site|url=https://www.facebook.com/Logan-County-Old-Jail-Museum-135553099847855/timeline/|publisher=Logan County "Old Jail" Museum|accessdate=23 September 2015}}{{cite web|title=Logan County Museum|url=http://www.arkansas.com/attractions/detail/logan-county-museum/19070|publisher=Arkansas Tourism|accessdate=23 September 2015}}{{cite web|title=Logan County Jail|url=http://www.loganso.com/logan_county_sheriffs_office_web_page_009.htm|publisher=Logan County Sheriff's Office|accessdate=23 September 2015}}

Lonoke County Museum

| Lonoke

| Lonoke

| Little Rock Central Area

| Civil War

| [http://www.ipa.net/~jack5/Lonoke_Countyx.html website], dioramas and weapons from the Civil War

Lowell Historical Museum

| Lowell

| Benton

| The Ozarks

| Local history

|

Lower White River Museum State Park

| Des Arc

| Prairie

| Arkansas Delta

| Local history

| [https://www.arkansasstateparks.com/parks/lower-white-river-museum-state-park website], river's influence on area history, industry and agriculture

Lum & Abner Museum & Jot 'Em Down Store

| Pine Ridge

| Montgomery

| Arkansas Timberlands

| Media

| Memorabilia from Lum & Abner radio show from 1903s and 1940s

MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History

| Little Rock

| Pulaski

| Little Rock Central Area

| Military

| Military history of Arkansas from its territorial period to the present

Mammoth Spring State Park

| Mammoth Spring

| Fulton

| The Ozarks

| Railroad

| Features early 20th-century period train station, caboose and local history displays

Marked Tree Delta Area Museum

| Marked Tree

| Poinsett

| Arkansas Delta

| Local history

| Local history, general store and 4 room replication of the old Verser Hospital in Harrisburg, changing exhibits{{cite web|title=Marked Tree Delta Area Museum|url=http://www.markedtreechamber.org/City%20Museum.htm|publisher=Marked Tree Chamber of Commerce|accessdate=24 September 2015}}

Mark Martin Museum

| Batesville

| Independence

| The Ozarks

| Automobile racing - Biography

| [http://www.markmartinmuseum.com/ website], focuses on Mark Martin's car racing career; attached to his Ford dealership

Maynard Pioneer Museum

| Maynard

| Randolph

| Arkansas Delta

| Local history

| Historic log cabin and pioneer artifacts

McCollum-Chidester House

| Camden

| Ouachita

| Arkansas Timberlands

| Historic house

| Operated by the Ouachita County Historical Society, mid 19th-century period house

Mena Depot Center

| Mena

| Polk

| Ouachita Mountains

| History

| Also known as Kansas City/Southern Historical Railroad Museum

Mid-America Science Museum

| Hot Springs

| Garland

| Ouachita Mountains

| Science

| Hands-on science exhibits

Miss Laura's Social Club

| Fort Smith

| Sebastian

| Arkansas River Valley Region

| History

| Restored former bordello and visitor center{{cite web|title=Miss Laura's Social Club|url=http://www.fortsmith.org/visitors/welcome-center.aspx|publisher=Fort Smith Convention and Visitors Bureau|accessdate=22 September 2015}}

The Momentary

| Bentonville

| Benton

| The Ozarks

| Contemporary art

|

Morrilton Depot Museum

| Morrilton

| Conway

| Little Rock Central Area

| Local history

| {{cite web|title=Morrilton Depot Museum|url=http://www.mainstreetmorrilton.com/depotmuseum.html|publisher=Main Street Morrilton|accessdate=22 September 2015}}

Mosaic Templars Cultural Center

| Little Rock

| Pulaski

| Little Rock Central Area

| Ethnic - African American

| African American history, culture and community in Arkansas from 1870 to the present

Museum of American History at Cabot High School

| Cabot

| Lonoke

| Little Rock Central Area

| Local history

| {{cite web|title=Museum of American History Opening|url=http://www.cabotschools.org/news/159/museum-of-american-history-opening|publisher=Cabot Public Schools|accessdate=23 September 2015|date=September 5, 2012}}

Museum of Native American History

| Bentonville

| Benton

| The Ozarks

| Native American

| Includes tools, weapons, clothing, pottery

Museum of the Arkansas Grand Prairie

| Stuttgart

| Arkansas

| Arkansas Delta

| Open-air

| [http://www.grandprairiemuseum.org/ website], pioneer and farm life, agriculture, tractors, store displays, collections of antiques, duck calls and decoys, school house, fire house

Museum of Automobiles

| Morrilton

| Conway

| Little Rock Central Area

| Transportation - Automobiles

| Antique and classic cars

Nevada County Depot and Museum

| Prescott

| Nevada

| Arkansas Timberlands

| Local history

| Exhibits include area settlers, railroads, military items

New Rocky Comfort Museum

| Foreman

| Little River

| Arkansas Timberlands

| Local history

| Housed in a former jail

Old Jail Museum

| Greenwood

| Sebastian

| Arkansas River Valley Region

| Local history

| Operated by the South Sebastian County Historical Society

Old Independence Regional Museum

| Batesville

| Independence

| The Ozarks

| Local history

|

Old State House Museum

| Little Rock

| Pulaski

| Little Rock Central Area

| History

| State history and culture

Ozark Depot Museum

| Ozark

| Franklin{{cite web|title=Facebook site|url=https://www.facebook.com/OHACLeslie|publisher=Ozark Heritage Arts Center|accessdate=24 September 2015}}

| Arkansas River Valley Region

| Local history

| Local history and railroad memorabilia

Ozark Folk Center

| Mountain View

| Stone

| The Ozarks

| Living history

| Ozark cultural heritage and tradition, music, crafts

Ozark Heritage Arts Center

| Leslie

| Searcy

| The Ozarks

| Multiple

| Art gallery, oral histories, music and theatre

Parkin Archeological State Park

| Parkin

| Cross

| Arkansas Delta

| Archaeology

|

Paris-Logan County Coal Miners Memorial

| Paris

| Logan

| Arkansas River Valley Region

| Mining

| {{cite web|title=Logan County Coal Miners Memorial & Museum|url=http://www.arkansas.com/attractions/detail/logan-county-coal-miners-memorial-museum/95331|publisher=Arkansas Tourism|accessdate=23 September 2015}}{{cite web|title=Facebook site|url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/Paris-Logan-County-Coal-Miners-Memorial/126107977492479?sk=wall|publisher=Paris-Logan County Coal Miners Memorial|accessdate=23 September 2015}}

Pea Ridge Historical Museum

| Pea Ridge

| Benton

| The Ozarks

| Local history

| [http://www.prark.org/histsoc.htm website], operated by the Pea Ridge Historical Society

Pea Ridge National Military Park

| Garfield

| Benton

| The Ozarks

| Military

| Preserved Civil War battlefield, museum

The Peel Mansion Museum & Heritage Gardens

| Bentonville

| Benton

| The Ozarks

| Historic house

| 1870s period mansion

Pine Bluff/Jefferson County Historical Museum

| Pine Bluff

| Jefferson

| Arkansas Delta

| Local history

| Located in the former Pine Bluff Union Station

Plantation Agriculture Museum

| Scott

| Lonoke

| Little Rock Central Area

| Agriculture

| [http://www.arkansasstateparks.com/plantationagriculturemuseum/ website], cotton agriculture and plantation farming life, operated by the state

Potts Inn Museum

| Pottsville

| Pope

| The Ozarks

| Historic house

| 1850s home and stagecoach station on the Butterfield Overland mail route

Powhatan Historic State Park

| Powhatan

| Lawrence

| Arkansas Delta

| History

| Features the 1888 Powhatan courthouse which served as the home of county government from 1888-1963, other historic structures

Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park

| Prairie Grove

| Washington

| The Ozarks

| Military - Civil War

| 1862 battle site and museum about the Battle of Prairie Grove

President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site

| Hope

| Hempstead

| Arkansas Timberlands

| Historic house - Biographical

| Birthplace home of President Bill Clinton

Quigley's Castle

| Eureka Springs

| Carroll

| The Ozarks

| Historic house

| Mid 20th-century house covered in small stones

Randolph County Heritage Museum

| Pocahontas

| Randolph

| Arkansas Delta

| Local history

| [http://www.randolphcomuseum.org/ website], historic artifacts, folk art, archaeological artifacts recovered from the site of the town of Davidsonville, Arksansas

Rector Community Museum

| Rector

| Clay

| Arkansas Delta

| Local history

| [http://www.rectormuseum.com/ website], historic items that have a connection to the area of the Rector School District.

Ridge House

| Fayetteville

| Washington

| The Ozarks

| Historic house

| Tours by the Washington County Historical Society

Rogers Historical Museum

| Rogers

| Benton

| The Ozarks

| History

| [http://www.rogershistoricalmuseum.org/ website]

Saunders Memorial Museum

| Berryville

| Carroll

| The Ozarks

| Commodity

| [http://www.berryville.com/museum.html website], firearms, knives, Victorian clothing, accessories, textiles and furniture

Scott Family Amazeum

|Bentonville

|Benton

|The Ozarks

|Children's, science

|[http://www.amazeum.org/ website], hands-on interactive museum for children of all ages and their families

Scott County Museum of History

| Waldron

| Scott

| Ouachita Mountains

|Local history

|[https://www.scomoh.com/ website], county history museum includes Native American artifacts, firearms, weapons, coins in historic Scott County Courthouse

Sevier County Historical Society Museum

| De Queen

| Sevier

| Arkansas Timberlands

| Local history

| {{cite web|title=Sevier County Historical Society Museum|url=http://www.arkansas.com/attractions/detail/sevier-county-historical-society-museum/18863|publisher=Arkansas Tourism|accessdate=24 September 2015}}

Shiloh Museum of Ozark History

| Springdale

| Washington

| The Ozarks

| History

| Ozark and Northwest Arkansas history

Siloam Springs Museum

| Siloam Springs

| Benton

| The Ozarks

| History

| [http://www.siloamspringsmuseum.com/ website]

South Arkansas Arts Center

| El Dorado

| Union

| Arkansas Timberlands

| Art

| [http://www.saac-arts.org website]

Southern Tenant Farmers Museum

| Tyronza

| Poinsett

| Arkansas Delta

| Agriculture

| [http://stfm.astate.edu/ website]

Stephens Art Gallery

| Clarksville

| Johnson

| Arkansas River Valley Region

| Art

| [https://ozarks.edu/academics/stephens-gallery/ website], part of the Walton Fine Arts Center at the University of the Ozarks

St. Francis County Museum

| Forrest City

| St. Francis

| Arkansas Delta

| Local history

| {{cite web|title=Facebook site|url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/St-Francis-County-Museum/90155177494?sk=wall|publisher=St. Francis County Museum|accessdate=24 September 2015}}

Stone County Historical Society Museum

| Mountain View

| Stone

| The Ozarks

| Local history

| [https://heritageofstone.wordpress.com/museum/ website]

Toltec Mounds Archeological State Park

| Scott

| Lonoke

| Little Rock Central Area

| Archaeology - Native American

| 18-mound complex with the tallest surviving prehistoric mounds in Arkansas, museum of artifacts

Tontitown Historical Museum

| Tontitown

| Washington

| The Ozarks

| History

|[https://www.tontitown.com/tontitown/museum/ website]

Turner Neal Museum of Natural History

| Monticello

| Drew

| Arkansas Delta

| Natural history

| [https://www.uamont.edu/academics/math-ns/museum.html website], part of the University of Arkansas at Monticello, also Pomeroy Planetarium

Two Rivers Museum

| Ashdown

| Little River

| Arkansas Timberlands

| Local history

| {{cite web|title=Places to see!|url=http://www.ashdownarkansas.org/places-to-see.html|publisher=Ashdown, Arkansas|accessdate=23 September 2015}}

University Museum and Cultural Center

| Pine Bluff

| Jefferson

| Arkansas Delta

| History

| History of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and the Arkansas Delta region{{cite web|title=University Museum and Cultural Center|url=http://www.uapb.edu/academics/school_of_arts_sciences/art/university_museum_and_cultural_center.aspx|publisher=University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff|accessdate=21 September 2015}}

U.S. Marshals Service National Museum

| Fort Smith

| Sebastian

| Arkansas River Valley Region

| Military

| [http://usmarshalsmuseum.org/ website], planned museum about the U.S. Marshals Service

Van Buren County Historical Society Museum

| Clinton

| Van Buren

| The Ozarks

| Local history

| [http://www.ntanet.net/nta/historical.html website]

Walmart Museum

| Bentonville

| Benton

| The Ozarks

| Historic store

| [https://www.walmartmuseum.com/ website], original store opened by Sam Walton, company history

White River National Wildlife Refuge

| DeWitt

| Arkansas

| Arkansas Delta

| Natural history

|

Wings of Honor Museum

|Walnut Ridge

|Lawrence

|Arkansas Delta

|Local History, Military

|[https://www.wingsofhonor.org/ website], History of Walnut Ridge Army Flying School and wars

Defunct museums

  • The Band Museum, Pine Bluff, closed in 2010,{{cite web|title=Band Museum|url=http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=4082|publisher=The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture|accessdate=29 September 2013}} [http://bandmuseum.tripod.com/ former website]
  • Baxter County Heritage Museum, Gassville, closed in 2008 and sold to a private individual{{cite web|title=Old hospital answering a new calling|url=http://www.baxterbulletin.com/story/news/local/2015/03/23/old-hospital-answering-new-calling/70350784/|publisher=Baxter Bulletin|accessdate=22 September 2015|date=March 23, 2015}}
  • Blythe's Scott County Museum, closed and donated collection to Scott County Museum of History in 2021
  • Gallery Mint Museum, Eureka Springs{{cite web|title=Gallery Mint Museum Sold!|url=https://www.cointalk.com/threads/gallery-mint-museum-sold.19485/|publisher=Coin Talk|accessdate=22 September 2015|date=December 6, 2006}}{{cite web|title=Die Varieties of U.S. Coin Replicas and other issues produced by THE GALLERY MINT MUSEUM|url=http://gmm.cdbpdx.com/|publisher=Cliff Bolling|accessdate=22 September 2015}}
  • Marine Corps Legacy Museum, Harrison, closed in 2010
  • Museum of Chicot County Arkansas, Lake Village, closed in 2014{{cite web|title=Facebook site|url=https://www.facebook.com/Museum-of-Chicot-County-Arkansas-128639279030/timeline/|publisher=Museum of Chicot County Arkansas|accessdate=22 September 2015|date=March 16, 2014|quote=The Board of Directors announced the museum is closed due to the deterioration of the building.}}
  • Museum of Earth History, Eureka Springs, moved to Dallas, Texas

See also

Regions of Arkansas

  • Arkansas Delta - eastern and southeastern sections of the state
  • [http://www.arkansas.com/find_map/regionmap.aspx?f=gif&r=rivervalley Arkansas River Valley Region]
  • Arkansas Timberlands - also called Southern Arkansas, Southwestern Arkansas or West Gulf Coastal Plain
  • Little Rock Central Area - Pulaski, Faulkner, Saline, Lonoke, Perry and Grant County
  • Ouachita Mountains - area around the mountain range located in west central Arkansas
  • The Ozarks - highland region of northwest and north central Arkansas

References

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