The new exhibit examines the history of the Old State House as it transitioned from capitol to museum and showcases the hard work of several groups to help preserve the building. Starting in 1906, the Arkansas Federation of Women’s Clubs began an active campaign to save the Old State House. They proposed to not only save the building, but to “Proclaim to the world that Arkansas will honor and forever protect not only the Old State House, but every other landmark which has any historic value.”

Featured alongside the exhibit, the museum period rooms highlight each one of the historic groups that participated in the preservation of the Old State House and its transition into a museum. The period rooms represent the Daughters of the American Revolution, United Daughters of the Confederacy, the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, the National Society United States Daughters of 1812, the United Spanish War Veterans Auxiliary and the Arkansas Pioneers Association.