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Visitor tip
Request a guided tour from Riley Porter or other knowledgeable staff members to enhance your experience and gain deeper historical context, especially for the Civil War battle dioramas showing landmarks still visible around Helena today
Visitor tip
Don't miss the diverse sections covering native history, settlement, Civil War, railway history, the 1927 flood, and Helena's music history—the museum's broad collections mean there's something for all ages and interests
Quick Facts
- Type
- Natural History Museum
- Location
- Helena, Arkansas
- Notable Feature
- Oldest purpose-built museum in Arkansas
- Admission
- Free Monday-Tuesday, Thursday-Saturday 10 am-4 pm
What visitors say
Great little museum. Free admission but donations welcomed. Sections on native history, settlement, civil war, railway history, the flood, and Helena's rich music history.
Very spacious and well maintained. The first purpose built museum Arkansas.
we were lucky enough at our high school reunion to have Riley Porter give us a tour of the museum. Wonderful history displayed well worth the time and a hidden gym in Helena.
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Did You Know?
- Arkansas's first purpose-built museum, demonstrating the state's early commitment to institutional collecting and preservation
- Collection includes artifacts from the European Renaissance and items from Thomas Edison, placing it beyond typical regional county museum scope
- Houses an autographed picture of Helen Keller among its diverse artifact collections
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