Reviews of Historic Arkansas Museum (Museum)

C W

Overall, my experience was good. There is an historical village that you can tour, but I did not go. I believe I was too early for a tour. While walking through the museum I actually felt like I was walking through an art museum. There were a few exhibits for Arkansas history but they were rather small. The museum itself is very small, inside. I was looking for more of a "history of" rather than a "display of art". The exhibit for Arkansas blade smith was sort of neat. I went upstairs to the Native American exhibit and it was sort of a let down. I enjoy reading about and viewing Native American history and wished they had done more. Overall, it was worth a stop to check things out.

Vasiliy Ulin

Not really a whole lot to see, I'd recommend maritime and national guard museum instead or the MacArthur museum. However, the Historic museum does have some amazing knives and swords on display, when I visited Hands on History was closed and I've heard that's basically half the reason to visit it. So, contact them, make sure the hands on history is open before you go there I'd say.

Jaunice Carda

Got to see where my aunts work

VR Pros

Enjoyed my visit here. Arkansas made local shop inside

Craig Williams

Arkansas should be proud of this little Museum. it provides a great look back into the history of Arkansas and open my eyes to a number of things that I did not understand well before. Very much worth the time learning about the history of Arkansas and the people that live there I recommend it highly..

Theresa Bumann

Amazing displays. Free of charge, great way to explore and learn about Arkansas. Super friendly staff.

Magali Baptista Zingano

(Translated by Google) Excellent museum! (Original) Excelente museu!

Stephenie Cook

The 2nd Friday art night events they host are so much fun! They ask for donations but offer free wine and finger food!

Drew Thompson

One of my favorite

Jim Russell

Beautiful place with lots of art and historic exhibits. This is one of our favorite spots in LR.

April Null

Great place to learn some Arkansas history.

Elimu Kiongozi

Well placed exhibit.

Abigail Jones

I've been here many times as s child and now as a teacher. I just realized during my last field trip that the houses are original. Like a little hamlet in time smack dab in the middle of the city. Amazing! The tour guides are always kind to our students and knowledgeable about Arkansas history.

Samantha Brown

Cool gallery and gift shop

Angelena Van Don

I loved this place as a child. I have passed that love on to my children and grandchildren.

Megan Campbell

Nice

Johnny Clayton

Good exhibition

Michael Reed

Very awesome & brought out the origins of Arkansas

Beverly Ellis

I love visiting Historic Arkansas. I love the shop. I stopped in yesterday just for the stout mustard. The workers are so fun and full of great info about the buildings and people from the time. I always learn so much from them! I esp loved watching one of them cooking an authentic meal in the kitchen. That was an absolute delight!!

Tamara Dyer

Its a sad history!

Allan Scott

Lots of good history and great exhibits.

Fe Washington

What a great educational facility. Visiting is just like taking a trip back in time.

Erica Barton

This is great for adults, but could use more for kids. It was set up very well, was very informative, and incredibly affordable. In fact, if you go on Sunday, it's free.

Tim Schultz

Great learning experience for me and our youth.

Daniel Hull

Pretty cool exhibits, I'd go again if I were in the area

Sharrise Briery

Very interesting. A lot of beautiful Christmas decorations and activities for children. Great historical information given.

Jeffrey Miller

Awesome music and galleries!

Isaiah Alvarado

The blacksmith shop is cool

Dawna Stirrup

Nice, little museum. Staffed by helpful, friendly people. Allergy suffers beware, they didn't have a cat that patrols the museum. However, it usually avoids guests and stays out of sight.

Jeremy Rhodes

Very nice museum. Great things for the kids, a nice gift shop featuring a beaucoup of Arkansas made stuff. Lots of really interesting exhibits.

Aubrey Romines

Fun

Trey Willis

Being able to get up and touch the historic log cabins was just amazing, it's a really great set up.

Megan L. Campbell

Fun.

Marissa Oliver

Always a good time. Great art and displays. Free

Will J.

Lots of interesting displays of historical events that shaped up Arkansas. Great place.

dawn mortensen

Nice place to visit. Wish we had time to take the tour.

arkansas traveler

Average, still worth the visit

Marion Corts-Locy

Very interesting.

Heather Powell

Great learning experience for the kids. Some of the people who we thought were tour guides of certain houses didn't offer up much info unless asked.

Nikie Chance

Love this museum

Cally Goodnight

The museum was pretty cool you go on a tour through some houses from the 19th century and there are actors in each house that tell you the history of the area and you get a glimpse of how they lived there lives and what one of the first printing presses looked like. The most interesting part of the museum in my opinion is the huge collection of native american artifacts.

Ken Clark

Although I have no particular interest in quilts or knives, I found those displays to be quite interesting!

William Cook

Great exhibits! And they don't hide the less palatable aspects of our history, but neither do they celebrate them. Good balance, hard to achieve in practice. Awesome job!

Terry Clark

Great place to visit especially if your an Arkansasan

Kevin Damron

Historical and informative.

Honeybun Same

Love the it

Eda Gümüşdereli

I learned so many things about history of AR.

Sky Box

The reactments were amzaning to see.

Steve Wildman

Great staff, nice place

Lori Leth

Very nice

Bruce Meyer

Well run gallery. Nice art

Jan Cam

Love HAM. Wonderful Art and history of Arkansas

R. Pauly

A great introduction to early nineteenth century Arkansas.

Don Keller

It's part of the river front so if that is wonderful this has to be included in order to make it all happen

Jordan Rogers

The historic buildings have been beautifully preserved and the interpreters make the experience great for kids. The price of admission is well worth it. The gallery is small, but nice and also worth a look since admission to it is free. The knife collection, in particular, is interesting.

Inspector Cliff

Solid Museum but there was too much Injun history. The Arkansas toothpicks were my favorite part.

Dana Johnson

Wonderful museum!

Gordon St Onge

Interesting tours

Mark Luni

Nice little place. There is 3 buildings to go thru, and a period actor that gives a little talk. Just $2.50 for an adult. Hop on the trolley passing by. $2 for an all day pass. Hear some history and ask questions. Cars go by about every 20 mins

jacob cox

Very interesting for little to no money the whole family enjoyed

Whitney Hochstein

Great atmosphere and was a great experience with small kids! The employees were so nice and great at talking to and had so much patience with my two kids (4 and 2 years old). They could answer every question we threw their way and you could tell they have a real passion for the place and history.

kds 8500

Terrible. Not sure if the person at the front counter was paid or a volunteer. Definitely did not get the same level of service as the family of three who came probably two minutes before me. She didn't welcome me, she didn't explain the museum, the exhibits, the cost or basically anything. Had to ask for everything. Decided to pay the $2.50 for the tour. I asked how many buildings would I be able to see. There were about three employees or volunteers standing around the counter, and I got three different answers. Went on the tour, and I'm not sure if this was the person's first time touring or what, but she didn't have a clue to wait for the entire group to come into a building before she started speaking, nor did she preface with, "I'm going to close this building up now, and we will make our way over to xxx building." Wow. She came alive at the end of our tour when she was explaining city blocks 31, 32 and 33. The living history people . . . one in the print shop spoke way too fast and it was hard to understand him. The other person was very, very good . . . but had nail polish on! She was excellent--I would guess has a theatre background, but was not totally authentic. The exhibits are free and I would encourage you to check them out. Excellent Bowie knife exhibit and Colors of Arkansas exhibit. I don't think the people working or volunteering at the front counter care very much. Could be so much more!!!!

Richard A

The museum itself is wonderful, but the tour of the restored builds was spectacular. Don't miss it.

Serenity Martinez

The grounds were amazing! It was so interesting, educational, and the guide was friendly and funny. I love the native American exhibit and seeing local art. I love that the gift shop has local items as well. Great for tourists and locals, family fun for all ages

Bette Barnes

We just visited this lovely museum, and what a pleasure it was!The guided tour of the buildings, for a VERY nominal fee ($1.50 for seniors) was truly exceptional. Casey was our docent, and he was amazing! He is passionate about what he does, he knows such a lot of the regional history, and he really brings a lot of knowledge to the subject. Thanks very much Casey.Another real highlight was the living history guide who was portraying Tabby, a person of history from the appropriate time era. The woman was truly exceptional....you really believed her. She is a gifted re-enactor, making history come alive. Don't miss this gem of a museum!

Jennifer Sweeney

Electronic displays were not working. Had they been working it would likely have greatly improved the experience.

Eric Foster

I am a history buff, so love this place. The staff has always been friendly and knowledgeable and the exhibits are displayed very well and contain good historic information.

T Richmond

I always enjoy the exhibits here and the gift shop provides some great local products! you will not be disappointed!

Samuel Sanders

Super fun and educational!!!

Jason Lambert

Great Native American exhibit.

Scott Lien

Fabulous, considered, and richly detailed holdings -- everyone will come away fulfilled!

Kelly Joe

Good

Kerry Thomas

A great museum..

Ted Parkhurst

This urban museum of Arkansas' history (including the actual building in which the state legislature first met--a pub with sleeping rooms--is a gem for those interested in American history of the 1820s and 1830s. The galleries are home to seasonal exhibits on the Bowie knife (in some circles called the "Arkansas Toothpick," and other interests from the state's history will satisfy your culture-hunger and give you a unique glimpse into one of America's charming small states.

Wolf Gang

Had a great time. We took a tour of the houses and watched a great film and interesting gift shop, and art museum along with the Bowie knife exhibit. Overall a great trip.

Mary Rowland

Incredible! Awesome exhibits, and the grounds tours are too affordable not to go

Rajarajan Chellamuthu

Really Enjoyed the tour and friendly people

Moon Light

Fantastic history about Arkansas so come to this amazing place..

quantum wings

Super fun history and art exhibits.

John Caldwell

Love the knife display

Kay B

New to Arkansas and visited on a field trip. The entire time we spent was worth so much more than we paid. The staff, who are dressed to match their timeframe and stories was my favorite part! Great for all ages. Very informative and tons of fun. We will be going back!

Phaedrae Williams

Very informative. They had period actors who really knew their history about the place. The gift shop has a lot of really neat stuff. Their galleries were full of interesting things.

Amber Goins

Not a museum like you'd normally think of one. While there is a large building with exhibits (historic and art exhibits), the real jewels are the historic buildings that have been picked up and moved to the museum grounds. There's basically a little historic block. The museum regularly has free public events where re-enactors will show you how people use to use the buildings and tools to go about life. Its honestly one of Little Rock's treasures.

Amy Ferrell

This place is awesome and filled with Arkansas history. Can't beat the price anywhere.

Sue Ann Flatt

So much fun for the family

Lindsey Kellis

It has a few art exhibits and some historic houses. I think the tours are on the hour.

Olivia Floyd

Boring. However, we didn't get to tour the houses, so my rating is just based on the inside exhibits.

Kevin Shatswell

Very informative and interesting.

Glenn M

Guided tour of historic buildings was excellent! Museum exhibits are outstanding!

Wayne Singleton

Interesting museum. Worth the visit.

Ryan Keliilani

The blacksmithing demonstration across the street from the main museum was great!

Ole Tommyboy

A Little Rock gem! Go experience a step back in time with cabins and reenactments all in the middle of downtown with restaurants and the River Market within a couple blocks.

Gary Griggers

They have a suprisingly sized gallery that is quite varied. It's easy to spend a whole day here. From the buildings that are outside and the art inside it's a great place.

Donald Boudreaux

Nice place

Infoexpert X

Nice local museum with an interesting knife and great Native American collections. The preserved houses in the grounds are great to go round and even better in the summer I suspect when they are fuly maned by actors. Leon was a brilliant tour guide.

AUJUNKREMOVAL

Nice

James Ross

Great place.

Johnny Posada

De lo mejor... Un lugar pequeño pero lindo para visitarlo.. muy recomendable.

Shelby Cearley

I was very pleasantly surprised by this museum. It includes a free portion (its internal galleries) and a paid portion (its external preserved half-block of Little Rock historical buildings). The external portion is only $2.50, and I believe that is more than reasonable. Some of the buildings are only viewable from the outside, but several are open for you to go inside and explore. Those buildings are staffed with reenactors, which makes your viewing more fun. The internal galleries include a permanent exhibit on Native American tribes and temporary exhibits. On the day I went, there was an excellent cross stitch sampler exhibit, art from different Arkansan counties, and a truly lovely exhibit from the collection of an art professor and his wife. All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed this museum and will go back in the future.

Tina Whiteman

Such a beautiful place with lots of information for adults and kids alike.

John Hedrick

Must see in Little Rock. Varied exhibits.

J.C. Jacob

Very nice the kids had a nice time

veronica Diaz

Such fun, historic time. The people that dress up are informative and friendly. Awesome information.

Warren Smyth

The staff were friendly, approachable and informative, the admission is free but if you want a guided tour it is $2:50 for adults and I would recommend it, there are galleries with artefacts and modern pieces, the knife display was very interesting, outside is a selection of historical/period buildings from the 1800's, I particularly enjoyed the printers building, the gardens have some interesting plants including a cotton plant, I would definitely recommend a visit...

Sonya Thomas

Absolutely loved this museum! It's free to tour the gallery and they have guided tours for a small fee. The gift shop has lots of interesting little items. I picked up a very tiny mason jar of honey and a bat magnet. The artwork and artifacts here are pretty tame so its a good place for kids. I highly recommend checking it out.

Desmond Simmons

Had a wonderful time there today

Elizabeth Reap

Staff was helpful. Their native American history is very interesting.

Win Lubana

Interesting exhibits

Ed Morris

It is a really nice museum... Take the time to have a guided tour of the grounds and by all means visit the blacksmith shop!

Carl Brock

Arkansas history.

Benjamin Kowal

Loved the art work and well priced historical tour. Wish I would have visited sooner.

Michael Hartman

Visited the museum as I was passing through Little Rock and was amazed by the quality of the exhibits and the information! Would absolutely go again!!

fireballmalone 1

Runaway apprentices! Take the tour! Amy was our guide and the tour was full of great history, funny stories and interesting revelations on some common phrases. Do you know where the word "toaster" comes from? Check the website to see if they will have any reinactors on site. That was a great surprise!

Rebecca Shomaker

Family fun on holidays

Alex volpert

Always clean and educational

Amit Bagchi

It's a must visit.

Michael Neal

Awesome 2nd Friday Art Nights each month!

Traci Rodgers

Very friendly people

V STANICK

This historic preservation museum is a rare opportunity to dip into early American--and Arkansas--life and culture!

jesi Layne

I absolutely love this place!

Steve Hollowell

Wonderful museum and activities.

Douglas Munnell

Cool

Jesse N

Very diverse selection of things to check out.

Big Country outdoors

Great museum an lots of stuff to look at

David Barker

Nice museum. Indoor section is free, out buildings require a small donation. Really good display of Bowie knives I'm first floor gallery.

Terry Gerney

A great state to visit and so nice and green. People are friendly as well.

Tara Crider

Small but big variety of items, galleries, and a great tour of grounds. Great price.

Pearl Lace

So much to learn!

Janice Iser

Lots of fun, beautiful pieces of art

Patricia Hedrick

Terrific place. Don't miss 2nd Friday art walk. Great bands every month.

Nathan Cain

This is one of the funnest museums I know of.

Lisa Gillispie

Fantastic! Great place to visit and learn!

Leita Spears

I love to check out the new exhibit each time I visit. I get something Arkansas Made in the Gift Shop, too.

Scott Schriever

Not for everyone but I enjoyed it. Excellent knife exhibits. I loved the mid-late 1800's handwritten letters. What a step back in time. The native exhibits are worth the visit in and of itself.

George Holmes

Wonderful place to learn about early territorial AR with the outside restored buildings. Also, the museum is quite interesting, with not only Arkansas historical items, but also some excellent artwork from the past 100 years.