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For almost two and a half decades after the seat of government departed the Old State House, policymakers struggled with indecision over the building’s fate. Hard economic times during the 1 ... Read More

LITTLE ROCK (August 26, 2019) — In honor of the 80th Annual Arkansas State Fair, the Old State House Museum will feature two fair-themed exhibits beginning Oct. 5. Through memo ... Read More

The Old State House long faced the threat of demolition in the years after it was vacated by state government, but various people and groups fought to save it for future generations of Arkan ... Read More

Traveling exhibits, mini-exhibits on loan, are a mainstay in the museum world. Old State House Museum has quite the collection of traveling exhibits, which can come in handy when another org ... Read More

When it came to his political aspirations, Jim Guy Tucker was a young man in a hurry to make it to Washington, D.C. He was a Marine Corps reservist who went to South Vietnam as an accredited ... Read More

Old State House Museum hosts Jurassic-themed Night at the Museum LITTLE ROCK (July 16, 2019) — The Old State House Museum is paying homage to the prehistoric past at Night  ... Read More

Even before state government vacated its original home, the dangers to what would become known as the Old State House were manifest. The state’s financial condition was so precarious that Go ... Read More

We are looking forward to taking students on an adventure through time at this year's Summer Fun Youth Enrichment program! This year's program, called Camp Old State House, runs July 15 - 19 ... Read More

As we complete this series, we will spotlight the two men who were true “outsiders” as they rose to the Presidency, although their rise and backgrounds could not have been more dissimilar: Barack  ... Read More

Like Father, like son. Both Presidents Bush had longstanding ties to Arkansas and it was reflected in their travels as well as in their relationships to the people of the state. And over the years ... Read More