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The MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History opened on May 19, 2001, in the Tower Building. The new museum's goal is to educate and inform visitors about the military history of Arkansas, preserve the Tower Building, honor servicemen and servicewomen of the United States and commemorate the birthplace of Douglas MacArthur. [7]
Originally built as an auditorium and meeting hall, [2] it is now home to the Arkansas National Guard Museum. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. [ 1 ]
American Civil War museums in Arkansas (2 P) Pages in category "Military and war museums in Arkansas" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
In 1998, the building was repurposed into a museum to interpret the history of Independence County, a historical county that existed in Arkansas from 1820 and originally included land from all or part of Baxter, Cleburne, Fulton, Izard, Jackson, Marion, Poinsett, Sharp, Stone, White, and Woodruff counties. The museum held its grand opening and ...
This list of museums in Arkansas is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
In 2012, it merged with the Ozark Military Museum housed next door into the Arkansas Air & Military Museum. [3] In 2014, its board of directors noted that a decrease in visitors had resulted in the museum struggling to stay financially viable: that year, its monthly profits were roughly $5,000, compared to monthly expenses of around $7,000.
A military museum or war museum is an institution dedicated to the preservation and education of the significance of wars, conflicts, and military actions. These museums serve as repositories of artifacts (not least weapons), documents, photographs, and other memorabilia related to the military and war.
The museum originally opened as the Walnut Ridge Army Flying School Museum in 1999. [1] It moved to a larger building in 2006. Two 1,600 sq ft (150 m 2) expansions were opened in 2013 and 2015. In 2018, it located a BT-13 that had been based at Walnut Ridge Army Airfield and began raising money to purchase it. Following an anonymous donation ...