EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
We will be CLOSED Tuesday, April 1 and Wednesday, April 2
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Arkansas Museum Conference
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We'd love for you to visit us, but could you please wait just a few days?
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Our staff will be joining other museum professionals from all over the state at the Arkansas Museum Association annual conference at Historic Washington State Park. We will return Thursday morning for a delayed opening and resume normal operation hours afterward.
MID-MOD ARKANSAS ARCHITECTURE TOUR
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We are thrilled to partner with Preserve Arkansas and the Grand Prairie Historical Society to bring the Mid-Mod Arkansas Architecture Tour to the Grand Prairie.
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Each year, Preserve Arkansas’s Mid Mod Arkansas tour highlights significant Mid-Century Modern architecture in cities throughout the state to raise awareness and encourage appreciation for these buildings. Join us Saturday, April 5, 2025, for a tour of private homes and churches at Stuttgart, Slovak, and Lonoke. Tickets include lunch sponsored by the Museum of the Arkansas Grand Prairie and the Grand Prairie Historical Society.
What: Hosted tour of four significant mid-century properties, including the Paul & Ella Buerkle House by Frank Doughty and Holy Rosary Catholic Church by Erhart, Eichenbaum, Rauch in Stuttgart. The tour will begin at 10am with an introduction here at the Museum and will last until about 3 PM.
Where: Tour attendees will provide their own transportation to each stop along the tour. Guests should meet at the Museum of the Arkansas Grand Prairie and caravan. Additional details can be found HERE.
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TICKETS: Tickets are $40 per person and include property tours and lunch.
MID-MOD WEEKEND
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Join us for the first "FIRST" weekend of 2025!
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Friday, April 4: Meet our director, Fara Foster, in downtown Stuttgart for a walking tour of the Historic Downtown Commercial District. Stuttgart's downtown got its start in the early 1880s, but we'll be telling tales of early people, businesses, and events, block by block. Come for one block or stay for all four.
We will start in the parking lot on Main Street at 2nd and head south as follows:
Main from 2nd to 3rd Streets: 4:30-5pm
Main from 3rd - 4th Streets (including the Riceland Hotel and Stuttgart City Hall): 5-5:30pm
Main from 4th - 5th Streets: 5:30-6pm
Main from 5th - 6th Streets: 6-6:30pm
HAPPY 50th BIRTHDAY TO US!
We can think of no better way to celebrate than with our friends. Make plans to join us for a day of fun festivities. ​​
Arts & Craft Booths
Burgers & Brats
Want to showcase your art, crafts, business or non-profit?
Craft booths are available for $25 or $40 for end booths.
Contact Fara Foster at 870-673-7001 or by email HERE.
Games
Live Music
Kid's Activities
Beverage Barn
