ROGERS HISTORICAL MUSEUM & 1895 HAWKINS HOUSE
DAISY AIRGUN MUSEUM & GIFT SHOP
PEEL MANSION MUSEUM &
HERITAGE GARDENS
MUSEUM OF NATIVE AMERICAN ARTIFACTS
THE WALMART VISITORS CENTER
POOR RICHARD'S ART
CRYSTAL BRIDGES MUSEUM OF
AMERICAN ART
SCOTT FRAME & ART
ROGERS LITTLE THEATER
WALTON ARTS CENTER
ARTS CENTER OF THE OZARKS
MUSEUMS
ROGERS HISTORICAL MUSEUM & 1895 HAWKINS HOUSE
322 South 2nd St. (Corner of 2nd and Cherry Streets)
479-621-1154 / www.rogersarkansas.com/museum/
At the award-winning Rogers Historical Museum you can discover the past through a wide variety of permanent and changing exhibits, educational programs, and special events.
You'll step into the turn of the 20th century with a tour of the 1895 Hawkins House and immerse yourself in thought-provoking exhibits offering folks of all ages interesting things to see and to do.
You can enjoy hands-on fun in The Attic, our "please touch" exhibit that is a favorite with families. And you'll explore a downtown of yesteryear on First Street, an exhibit that brings to life three early Rogers businesses.
With your visit to the Rogers Historical Museum, you'll come to appreciate the history of this corner of Northwest Arkansas through the stories of its people. Touching stories, funny stories, inspiring stories. Stories of famous people like Betty Blake (Mrs. Will) Rogers, political reformer W.H. "Coin" Harvey, or pioneer aviator Louise Thaden. And stories of ordinary people who lived through extraordinary times. The Museum's mission is to preserve and share these stories.
Admission: Free
Hours: 10am to 4pm, Tuesday through Saturday. Closed major holidays.
DAISY AIRGUN MUSEUM & GIFT SHOP
202 West Walnut (Corner of Walnut and 2nd Streets)
479-986-6873 / www.daisymuseum.com
Welcome to the Daisy Airgun Museum. Since 1960, Daisy’s corporate offices in Rogers, Arkansas have housed an impressive airgun collection. In 1999, the company decided to utilize that collection to create a first class and entertaining museum which would serves as a tourism attraction for our city.
In March, 2000, the refurbished, expanded museum opened its doors. Our “new” location is anything but new. In fact the building dates back to 1986 and is best known to local residents as the old Rexal Drug Store and Soda Fountain. Now it’s home to an impressive collection of antique Daisy airgun and advertising memorabilia.
Gun and history enthusiasts come to see the collection of antique airguns dating to the 1600s. Daisy collectors come to walk through the company’s timeline, view old packaging and advertising. Baby boomers come to see an example of the first Daisy made and to see and talk about the one they had as a youngster. Shoppers come to see the complete line of current Daisy products and take something home from the gift shop. And they come to see the unique collectibles which are exclusively available through the Daisy Airgun Museum.
NEW: Tours of the Daisy factory will also be available through the Daisy Museum in 2008
Admission: $2 per person
Hours: 10am – 5pm Tuesday through Saturday. Closed major holidays.
PEEL MANSION MUSEUM & HERITAGE GARDENS (BENTONVILLE)
400 South Walton Blvd. / Bentonville, Arkansas 72712
479-273-9664 / www.peelmansion.org
The Peel Mansion - In 1875, Colonel Samuel West Peel built a marvelous villa tower Italianate Mansion on the outskirts of Bentonville, Arkansas. It was a working farmstead surrounded by 180 acres of apple trees.
Colonel Peel, pioneer businessman, Indian agent and Confederate soldier, was the first native born Arkansan to serve in the U.S. Congress. He and his wife, Mary Emaline Berry Peel, raised nine children here.
Much care was taken in erecting this magnificent house. The timbers are of sturdy yellow pine. The walls are made of local brick, late embellished by a stucco exterior. Exterior stone sills and lintels were finely carved by a local stone mason.
The front hall is a sophisticated presentation of rare pine graining and a gracefully turned walnut balustrade stairway. Authentically designed curtains and colors derived from meticulous research embellish this softly lighted Victorian interior of the 1870's. There is a rare Anglo-Japanese mantle in the library and unusual Greek Revival molded trim in the parlor. Kerosene lamps and chandeliers lighted the darkness in the Peel household of many years ago and careful attention to this reality has resulted in a display of unusual lighting devices complete with globes, chimneys, wicks, and authentic period details. Rugs, coverlets, furniture and other accessories create a truly authentic interior of the early Victorian period.
Heritage Gardens - The Peel Mansion site is also an outdoor museum of historic roses, perennials and native plants. Careful research over many months has resulted in an extensive inventory of nineteenth century plantings. Descendants of early settlers were interviewed for their childhood memories of early gardens. The 1845 Jacob Smith Nursery list from Fayetteville served as a documentary source. Various vignette gardens are interlaced among curvilinear walks and large shade trees creating a most appropriate setting for this great historic building of northwest Arkansas.
Admission: $3 - Adults; $1 - Children, 6-12
Hours: 10am - 4pm Tuesday through Saturday
MUSEUM OF NATIVE AMERICAN ARTIFACTS
202 SW 'O' Street / Bentonville, Arkansas
479-273-2456 / www.museumofnativeamericanartifacts.org
The Museum of Native American Artifacts welcomes you to a, "Walk through Pre-Historic Time." The Museum has on display, the actual artifacts left behind by America's first ancestors. You will be guided through what America was like prior to the modern day Indian tribes. The Museum is a restored, early 20th century house. It is the home to David Bogle's Native American Artifacts Collection.
Open Tuesday-Saturday: 10:00am - 3:00pm
THE WALMART VISITORS CENTER
105 North Main Street / Bentonville, AR 72712
479-273-1329
www.walmartstores.com/GlobalWMStoresWeb/navigate.do?catg=7
Located in Sam Walton's original Bentonville variety store, the Wal-Mart Visitors Center traces the origin and growth of Wal-Mart.
The center was created as an educational and informative facility for those interested in this American retailing success story.
Admission: free
Hours: 9am - 5pm Tuesday through Saturday
ART GALLERIES
POOR RICHARD'S ART
116 South First Street / 479-636-417
www.poorrichardsart.com
A landmark store in historic downtown Rogers is now filled with new treasures. The grand old building located at 116 South First houses original works of art by artists from the area. Art includes pottery, paintings, photography, baskets, stained glassed and much more.
Admission: Free
Hours: 10am - 6pm Monday through Saturday. Closed major holidays.
CRYSTAL BRIDGES MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART
(BENTONVILLE - OPENING 2010)
479-443-0854 / www.crystalbridges.org/main.aspx
Founded by Alice Walton, Crystal Bridges is envisioned as a premier national art institution dedicated to American art and artists. Under construction in Bentonville, Ark., the museum complex will encompass approximately 100,000 square feet of gallery, library, meeting, and office space, a 250-seat indoor auditorium, areas for outdoor concerts and public events, gallery rooms suitable for large receptions, as well as sculpture gardens and walking trails.
The museum will house a permanent collection of signature works from American artists along with galleries dedicated to regional art and artists including Native American art. The growing permanent collection is composed of paintings and sculptures by American artists from the Colonial period through the modern era and will consist of notable examples reflecting the richness and diversity of the American experience.
SCOTT FRAME AND ART
2603 West Pleasant Grove Road
479-696-8263 /www.scottframeandart.com
Admission: Free
Hours: Monday - Friday 10am - 6:30pm, Saturday 10am - 4:30pm
The shop includes seven themed areas to inspire your creativity: formal, children, cabin/lake, library, boutique, local artists and sports. They also offer local art, original oils, limited edition prints, posters and decorative art.
LIVE THEATER & ENTERTAINMENT
ROGERS LITTLE THEATER
116 S. 2nd Street / 479-631-8988
www.rogerslittletheater.org/
The Victory Theater, designed by architect A. O. Clarke in 1927, opened as the first motion picture theater in Northwest Arkansas on Monday, December 5, 1927. At the Theater’s inception, Charley Marshall and John Cooper sought to enrich the relatively new town of Rogers, Arkansas (established as a railroad town in the 1880’s) with a Theater which would bring entertainment and news to people from many miles away. They invested seventy-five thousand dollars and with the vision of A. O. Clarke, established a showplace not only for entertainment, but more importantly a place that people would be drawn to for decades. Stop by to see this historic building and view the art in the lobby courtesy of Poor Richards Art.
Box office hours: Mon.-Fri., 12pm – 4pm, Saturdays, 12pm – 2pm
Performances throughout the year; check the website or call for information on upcoming productions and ticket prices.
WALTON ARTS CENTER (FAYETTEVILLE)
495 West Dickson St. / 479-443-5600
www.waltonartscenter.org
Arkansas' largest and busiest center for the performing arts and entertainment, Walton Arts Center is a non-profit arts organization located in the heart of Northwest Arkansas. Our mission is to bring great artists and entertainers from around the world to Northwest Arkansas, connecting and engaging people through inspiring arts experiences. Highlights of 2007/2008 season: Houston Ballet, Hairspray, Flat Stanley and Yo Yo Ma and Friends.
Box office hours: Monday through Friday 10am - 6pm, Saturday noon - 4pm, one hour prior to all performances.
Performances throughout the year; check the website or call for information on upcoming productions and ticket prices
ARTS CENTER OF THE OZARKS (SPRINGDALE)
214 South Main / 479-751-5441 / www.artscenteroftheozarks.org
Making great entertainment and creative educational opportunities possible for all ages has been our mission since 1967. And our hands-on approach to arts provides wonderful surprises and creative inspiration for the whole family. Come play with us this year. We guarantee your world will be more colorful, more exciting and definitely more fun! Highlights of 2007/2008 season: Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution, "Passport to Adventure" travel film series, Noah and the Great Auk and Impossible Marriage
Box office hours: 9am - 5pm, Monday through Friday, 9am - 3pm on Saturday.
Performances throughout the year; check the website or call for information on upcoming productions and ticket prices
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