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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Name Location Region Area of study Summary
Arkansas Air Museum Fayetteville Aviation website
Arkansas Arts Center Little Rock Art
Arkansas Country Doctor Museum Lincoln Medical website
Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame Pine Bluff Hall of fame - Entertainers information
Arkansas Governor's Mansion Little Rock Historic house
Arkansas Historic Wine Museum Hot Springs Industry - Wine making website
Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum Little Rock Maritime website, includes USS Razorback (SS-394)
Arkansas Museum of Discovery Little Rock Science
Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources Smackover Industry - Petroleum Petroleum industry in Arkansas
Arkansas National Guard Museum Little Rock Military - National Guard website
Arkansas Post Museum Gillett History website
Arkansas State University Museum Jonesboro Multiple website, natural history and cultural heritage
Arkansas Railroad Museum Pine Bluff Railroad
Arkansas River Visitor Center Russellville Natural history website
Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas Pine Bluff Culture website
Band Museum Pine Bluff Music website, museum dedicated entirely to the history of band music and instruments, also Arkansas' oldest working soda fountain
Baum Gallery Conway Art website, art gallery of University of Central Arkansas
Baxter County Heritage Museum Gassville History website
Bella Vista Historical Museum Bella Vista History information
Belle Museum and Chapel Charleston History website
Blythe's Museum Waldron Multiple information, information, Native American artifacts, firearms, weapons
Bob Burns Museum Van Buren Historic house - Biography radio humorist, home is the museum, information, information, information
Bradley House Museum Jasper Historic house website
Bud Walton Arena Razorback Sports Museum Fayetteville Sports information
Central Delta Depot Museum Brinkley History website
Central High School Museum Little Rock Historic site website
Clinton Birthplace Museum Hope Historic house - Biographical website
Clinton House Museum Fayetteville Historic house - Biographical website, early home of Bill and Hillary Clinton
Crater of Diamonds State Park Murfreesboro Geology - Gems Visitors can sift soil for diamonds, agate, garnet, amethyst, and other gems
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Bentonville Art Opening in 2009
Dallas County Museum Fordyce History website
Daisy Airgun Museum Rogers Commodity - Airguns website
Delta Cultural Center Helena History
Delta Rivers Nature Center Pine Bluff Nature center website
Eureka Springs Historical Museum Eureka Springs History website
Fargo Agricultural School Museum Fargo History website, information, information
Faulkner County Museum Conway History website
Fort Smith Museum of History Fort Smith History website
Fort Smith National Historic Site Fort Smith Fort
Fort Smith Trolley Museum Fort Smith Railroad - Trolley
Frog Fantasies Museum Eureka Springs Frogs website
Gallery Mint Museum Eureka Springs Industry website, information
Gann Museum Benton History website, information
Grant County Museum Sheridan History website
Gravette Historical Museum Gravette History information
Hampson Archeological Museum State Park Wilson Archaeology
Headquarters House Museum Fayetteville Historic house - History website; displays home; related to Civil War battle
Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center Piggott History website
Heritage House Museum of Montgomery County Mount Ida History website
Historic Arkansas Museum Little Rock History
Historic Washington State Park Washington Historic houses
Hot Springs National Park Hot Springs Historic site website, includes Fordyce Bathhouse museum
Hunter-Coulter Museum Ashdown History website, information
Jacksonport State Park Washington Multiple website, includes African American History Exhibit, Courthouse Museum, Mary Woods No. 2 Riverboat, freshwater pearling exhibit
Josephine Tussaud Wax Museum Hot Springs Wax museum website
Klipsch Conference Room & Museum Hope History website
Lum & Abner Museum & Jot 'Em Down Store Pine Ridge Media website, memorabilia from Lum & Abner radio show from 1903s and 1940s
Lakeport Plantation Chicot County Historic house website
Little Rock Central High School Little Rock History
Lowell Historical Museum Lowell History website
Lower White River Museum State Park Des Arc History website
MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History Little Rock Military
Mammoth Spring State Park Mammoth Spring History
Marine Corps Legacy Museum Harrison Military
Mark Martin Museum Batesville Automobile racing - Biography website, article; focuses on Mark Martin's car racing career; attached to his Ford dealership
McCollum-Chidester House Museum Camden Historic house website
Mena Depot Center Mena History information, information, Brief history of Mena, also known as Kansas City/Southern Historical Railroad Museum
Mid-America Science Museum Hot Springs Science website
Morrilton Depot Museum Morrilton History website
Mosaic Templars Cultural Center Little Rock Ethnic - African American
Museum at Cabot High School Cabot History website
Museum of Arkansas Grand Prairie Stuttgart Religious website
Museum of Automobiles Morrilton Transportation - Automobiles website
Museum of Chicot County Arkansas Lake Village History website
Museum of Earth History Eureka Springs Religious
Museum of Prehistory & History Russellville History website, part of Arkansas Tech University
Nevada County Depot and Museum Prescott History website
New Rocky Comfort Museum Foreman History website
Old Jail Museum Greenwood Historic site website
Old Independence Regional Museum Batesville History website
Old State House (Little Rock) Little Rock Historic site
Ozark Folk Center Mountain View Living history
Ozark Heritage Arts Center & Museum Leslie Multiple website, art gallery, oral histories
Parkin Archeological State Park Parkin Archaeology
Pea Ridge National Military Park Garfield Military
Peel Mansion Museum Bentonville Historic house website
Plantation Agriculture Museum Scott Agriculture - Plantation website, cotton agriculture and farming life
Potts Inn Museum Pottsville Historic house information, information
Powhatan Historic State Park Powhatan History website
Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park Prairie Grove Military - Civil War website
Rogers Historical Museum Rogers History website
Sevier County Historical Society Museum De Queen History website
Shiloh Museum of Ozark History Springdale History
Siloam Springs Museum Siloam Springs History website
South Arkansas Arts Center El Dorado Art website
Southern Tenant Farmers Museum Tyronza Agriculture website
St. Francis County Museum Forrest City History website
Toltec Mounds Archeological State Park Scott Archaeology - Native American
Tontitown Historical Museum Tontitown History website
Two Rivers Museum Ashdown History website
University Museum and Cultural Center Pine Bluff History website, part of University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Wal-Mart Visitor's Center Bentonville Historic store information
White River National Wildlife Refuge DeWitt Natural history
William J. Clinton Presidential Center and Park Little Rock History

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