Shutter and Sound: The Jazz Photography of Bob Willoughby, an exhibition organized by Mid America Arts Alliance and hosted by the South Arkansas Historical Preservation Society. On view from April 7 through May 23, this exhibition highlights the work of Bob Willoughby, a photographer widely known for his candid images of Hollywood actors. Before his […]
Join a museum interpreter for a guided tour of the Oilfield Park at Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources. The outdoor trail will take us by several styles of oil pumps, from wooden to modern, and wooden and metal derricks. The trail is paved and is approximately 1/4 mile. We will meet in the museum lobby […]
Join us as we go outside to play some of the games children enjoyed during the oil boom era! We'll have hopscotch, marbles, and jump rope, and maybe a few more! Meet outside of the education center to play games with us.
Join a museum interpreter to learn the story of how oil in Arkansas was formed. We'll discover how rocks can help us know about where to find oil. There will be rocks and fossils to touch and look at up close.
Join a museum interpreter for a guided tour of Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources. Here the story of how the discovery of oil changed south Arkansas's economy and culture as we walk through the recreation of Boomtown Smackover and exhibits about the Goat Woman and the uses of bromine.
Join a museum interpreter for a guided tour of the Oilfield Park at Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources. The outdoor trail will take us by several styles of oil pumps, from wooden to modern, and wooden and metal derricks. The trail is paved and is approximately 1/4 mile. We will meet in the museum lobby […]
Bring the kids to join a museum interpreter to tinker with circuits and create Jitterbugs that can "walk" or "dance" or maybe even draw!
Join a museum interpreter for a guided tour of the Oilfield Park at Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources. The outdoor trail will take us by several styles of oil pumps, from wooden to modern, and wooden and metal derricks. The trail is paved and is approximately 1/4 mile. We will meet in the museum lobby […]
