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Historic Arkansas Museum

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About Me


I was a poor neglected part of the city of Little Rock until I was rescued by a very important woman, Mrs. Louise Loughborough. She saw that I would be a way for future Arkansans to learn about their heritage. With help from the state government and the WPA, she gave me a much needed facelift. I went from an eyesore to one of the most beautiful areas in downtown Little Rock.
When Mrs. Loughborough found me, I was just a group of old buildings but as other interested people came along the vision grew. Now I have become not only a collection of historic homes, but also a state of the art Museum Center with 7 galleries, a theater, and a fabulous Museum Store!
In 1981, HAM, as I am sometimes called by my friends, became the state's first history or historic site museum accredited by the AAM (American Association of Museums). And The Arkansas Museums Association named me "1981 Museum of the Year."
You can learn a lot more about my history at www.historicarkansas.org

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Anyone and everyone! I like to meet all kinds of people: locals, tourists, regulars and school children. Just so long as my visitors come between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sundays. But once a month I stay up late to participate in 2nd Friday Art Night, so we can hang out until 8:00 p.m.!

Since I work so hard most of the year, I take a break on Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

I would always like to meet other historic house museums, historic buildings, history and art museums, state and national parks, any pioneer oriented groups or societies, fiddlers, blacksmiths, bladesmiths, national landmarks and state capitols.

My Blog

Third Ever Nog-Off

"When we came down the stairs in the morning, we were invited to take egg-nog, which, by the way, was not hard to take..." Robert Brownlee, remembering Christmas, 1837 Historic Arkansas has posted the...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 05:46:00 GMT

2nd Friday Art Night

2nd Friday Art NightOctober 12, 20075 - 8 pmEnjoy a great night of art and history on the second Friday of each month. October Art Night serves as the opening reception for The Great Arkansas Quilt Sh...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:12:00 GMT

Step Back Saturdays

Step Back Saturdays: Textiles Every Saturday in October10 am - 4 pmHistoric Arkansas Museum, Little RockSee how they did it in pioneer days. In addition to a tour and living history, the Saturdays Mar...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:00:00 GMT