Tours & Programs

 

The Old State House Museum offers a variety of ways for visitors to experience Arkansas history. You can take a guided tour or you can wander through the museum at your own pace with a self-guided tour map or cell phone tour guide, or you can schedule a group tour. We also offer a variety of programs for groups of all ages.

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Field Trips

The museum offers many programs for schools, other groups and organizations. This includes many of our most popular in-museum programming as well as some offered only as education programs. All education programs are free of charge and the Education Department will travel anywhere in the State of Arkansas, in person or virtual. For a complete list of field trip programs, click here.

Self-Guided Tours

This tour option is great for groups of less than 10 people, families with small children, or people with a limited amount of time. No reservations are needed for self-guided tours.

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Group Tours

We welcome all ages to the museum. Guided tours are a perfect option for youth groups, civic clubs and organizations of all sizes who want a structured tour with detailed information. Reservations are required for ALL GROUP TOURS, so please call the museum for more information or to make a reservation now.  

Old State House Museum School Bus Fund

Field trips to the museum will expose students to Arkansas’s exciting past and inspire a lifelong love of learning and state pride.

Although admission to the museum and associated programs are free, we recognize there are costs associated with bringing students to the Old State House Museum. Through the generosity of the Old State House Museum Associates and the Arkansas State House Society, we are able to offer funding for schools to visit the Old State House Museum during the school year.

The application is short and simple, and grant funds may be used for mileage reimbursement, costs associated with bus driver(s) fees, use of bus, and substitute teacher(s). 

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Students who visit can:

  • Stand where a U.S. President stood
  • See gowns worn by Arkansas’s first ladies
  • Take a seat in the 1836 House of Representatives Chamber
  • Explore top-notch exhibits
  • Experience living history characters
  • Make a connection with Arkansas history through one of our educational programs
Georganne Sisco

Education Director

Old State House Summer Camp 2022

During this year’s Summer Camp, we will explore "Play it Loud! Concerts at Barton Coliseum." The week-long camp will feature a look at many of the bands who performed at Barton, the different genres of music like rock, country, soul, pop, and rhythm and blues, and how music and culture changed from the 1950s to the present day. Hands-on and interactive activities will take place daily. All supplies are provided by the museum. 

Fill out the registration form below!