Museums and galleries in Little Rock

Museums and galleries in Little Rock

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   Arkansas Arts Center

   9th and Commerce. Includes a museum school, children's theater, and a wonderful art gallery. The gallery is home to works of Cézanne, Van Gogh, Jackson Pollock, Georgia O'Keeffe, Rembrandt and Dale Chihuly. The Museum School is a great place to learn or develop art skills. Children's Theatre productions are on most weekends during the school year.

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   C. Maurice Lewis Jr. Natural Resource Complex

   The headquarters of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. You can obtain an Arkansas hunting or fishing license here (it is required by state law, even for non-residents) if you're planning to hunt or fish in the Natural State. If those don't suit your interest, at least just drop by and visit the exhibition gallery.

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   Central High School National Historic Site and Museum

   This National Historic Site is dedicated to the Central High integration crisis of 1957. The visitor center houses a permanent exhibition on the event and the iconic facade of the school can be viewed from across the street. Reservations are mandatory to tour the school as it is an operating school, and you are asked not to enter it on your own.

   Mon-Sat 9AM-4:30PM, Sun 1-4:30PM·Free

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   Historic Arkansas Museum

   Preserves four historic antebellum homes, also has a gallery with changing exhibits. General admission free.

   Guided tours: adults $2.50, children $1

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   MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History

   The museum, housed in its namesake's birthplace and the only surviving structure from the Old Arsenal, features military-related exhibits from the 19th century to the present. Also nearby is the Arkansas Korean War Memorial which was unveiled on June 25, 2007.

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   Museum of Black Arkansans and Performing Arts Center

   EMOBA - Ernie's Museum of Black Arkansans

   This museum housed in the historic First Baptist Church celebrates the colorful culture, history, and heritage of African American people in Arkansas.

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   Museum of Discovery

   Ste 150. Science and history museum with interactive exhibits. Great for kids.

   Mon-Sat 9AM-5PM, Sun 1-5PM·Adults $6.35, children $5.85

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   The Old State House

   Oldest surviving state capitol building west of the Mississippi. It is now a state history museum, where you can see the old House of Representatives Chamber. The museum also has a permanent collection of history-related exhibits, and temporary exhibits are shown occasionally. If you have kids, don't miss Grandmother's Cottage, a hands-on room where visitors can examine with a variety of objects from the 1920s-30s.

   Mon-Sat 9AM-5PM, Sun 1-5PM·Free

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   Heifer Village

   It is an interactive museum and learning center designed to educate the public about a pristine, unspoiled world without poverty and hunger, the stated goal of Heifer International.

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Little Rock (CC BY-SA 4.0).