Adult groups have several tour options at the Old State House Museum. From an overview of the building and exhibits to a tour that help dispel those stories you learned during your 5th grade school visit, the Education Department staff has an tour for your church, civil or social group. All adult tours can be customized for visitors with special needs. Click the links below to get more information about the tour topics.
Grand Survey
Want to learn as much as you can about the Old State House and Arkansas’s history in less than an hour? Then this is the tour for your group. You will learn about the construction of the building in “Pillars of Power,” ," social thought and expression in "First Families," political theory via the Legislative Chambers, and suffrage and voter's rights in "As Long as Life Shall Last: The Legacy of Women in Arkansas." The tour will include the Museum’s changing exhibits. Click
here to see what is currently showing.
Dispelling the Myths
Have you heard about the man who rode his horse up the stairs in the central hallway? Or that ladies checked to make sure their petticoats weren't showing with the petticoat mirror in the 1812 Hallway? Was your last visit to the Old State House a school field trip in the 5th grade? These and other equally-entertaining myths about the Old State House Museum are highlighted in this tour.