MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military

The MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History was created to interpret our state's military heritage from its territorial period to the present.

Located in the historic Tower Building of the Little Rock Arsenal--the birthplace of General Douglas MacArthur--the museum preserves the contributions of Arkansas men and women who served in the armed forces.

Exhibits feature artifacts, photographs, weapons, documents, uniforms and other military items that vividly portray Arkansas's military history at home and abroad.

The MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History relates the military heritage of Arkansas and its citizens to a diverse and widespread audience. Located in the historic Arsenal Building in MacArthur Park--one of Central Arkansas's oldest surviving structures and the birthplace of one of this country's foremost military heroes--the museum collects, preserves, and interprets our state's rich military past from its territorial period to the present. Through exhibitry and outreach programming, the museum seeks to fulfill its mission to

educate and inform local, state, national and international audiences concerning Arkansas's military history

preserve the Arsenal Building, a National Historic Landmark constructed in 1840

honor our state's sevicemen and -women for their contributions to preserving the freedom we enjoy today

commemorate the birthplace of General Douglas MacArthur

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