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OLD STATE HOUSE MUSEUM EXHIBIT CALENDAR UPDATE
April 17, 2009
LITTLE ROCK--
MUSEUM INFORMATION
The Old State House Museum hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Guided tours are available seven days a week; please call in advance for group tour reservations at 501.324.9865. Admission to the museum is free. For more information on the Old State House Museum and its exhibits, go to www.oldstatehouse.com.
CHANGING EXHIBITS
Drawing on Arkansas Politics explores Arkansas politics from the unique perspective of Arkansas’s foremost political cartoonists, including George Fisher, Jon Kennedy, Roger Harvell, Tommy Durham, Vic Harville, and Jon Deering. Admission is free. (501) 324-9685
Through November 1, 2009
A Circus Hitched to a Tornado: Arkansas Politics in the 20th Century highlights the state’s political legacy, focusing on some of the most significant politicians and the elections that cemented their place in history. The exhibit showcases many items from the museum’s extensive collection of Arkansas political memorabilia. Admission is free. (501) 324-9685
Through February 28, 2010
NEW
Badges, Bandits and Bars: Arkansas Law & Justice explores the state’s history of crime, law enforcement, courts, and prisons from pre-territorial days to the mid-1980s. The exhibit includes compelling artifacts and photographs donated by the Arkansas State Police and the Arkansas Department of Correction, as well as objects loaned by other institutions and individuals, and those from the Old State House Museum’s own collections. Admission is free. (501) 324-9685
April 24, 2009 – March 6, 2011
PERMANENT EXHIBITS
Arkansas’s First Ladies Gowns showcases the museum’s exquisite collection of over 30 inaugural gowns dating from 1889 to the present. Visitors will also see accessories like jewelry, shoes and handbags. Admission is free. (501) 324-9685
As Long as Life Shall Last: The Legacy of Arkansas Women details the role of women in Arkansas and demonstrates the complexities of women's experiences over the past two centuries. Admission is free. (501) 324-9685
1836 House of Representatives Chamber, restored to its 1840s appearance, is where all of Arkansas's constitutions, except the first, were enacted. It was also the site of the second, and final, vote to secede from the Union during the Civil War. The room shows period-style wooden desks, chairs and spittoons, and features a video reenactment of the 1837 knife fight where Speaker of the House John Wilson killed Representative J. J. Anthony. Admission is free. (501) 324-9685
The First Families of Arkansas features the memorabilia and personal affects of the state’s governors and senators, revealing their political and personal lives. Admission is free. (501) 324-9685
On the Stump: Arkansas Politics, 1819 - 1919 is an overview of the politics and political parties of Arkansas in the earlier days of the state's history. Admission is free. (501) 324-9685
Pillars of Power highlights the history of the magnificent Greek Revival-style Old State House building, its architectural design, its place in state and national history, and the variety of the site’s uses over time. Admission is free. (501) 324-9685
ABOUT THE OLD STATE HOUSE MUSEUM
The Old State House Museum is a museum of the Department of Arkansas Heritage and shares the goal of all seven Department of Arkansas Heritage agencies, that of preserving and enhancing the heritage of the state of Arkansas. The other agencies are the Arkansas Arts Council, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, Delta Cultural Center, and Mosaic Templars Cultural Center.
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