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Welcome to the Shiloh Museum!
 Photo by John Bachman |
Located in downtown
Springdale, Arkansas, the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History is a regional
history museum focusing on the Northwest Arkansas Ozarks. The museum
takes its name from the pioneer community of Shiloh,
which
became Springdale in
the 1870s.
Most
of what you'll see at the museum highlights the real shapers
of Ozark history - the everyday men, women, and
children who lived in our towns and rural communities. We tell
their stories through a variety of exhibits on native peoples,
pioneers,
the Civil War, the fruit and timber industries, and traditional
folklife. There’s plenty of fun for all ages - you can use
a grinding stone, try on some old-timey clothes, listen to folk
music, or sit and play a game of checkers.
Along with exhibits, you can explore six historic buildings on the
museum grounds, including a log cabin, a barn, and a town home of
the 1940s. Shaded walking paths and picnic tables offer a chance
to relax and remember a time when life moved at a slower pace.
The Shiloh Museum also houses a research library with an extensive
collection of over 700,000 photographs of Ozark life. We offer programs,
lectures, and changing exhibits on a variety of regional history
topics. The museum is less than three miles from the interstate,
not far off the beaten path.
Step back in time with a visit to the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History.
We’ll be glad to see you.
Hours
Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day
Free admission
How to Find Us
From Interstate
540, take the Elm Springs Road exit and travel east 2.7 miles
to Main Street. Turn right and the museum will be one block on
your left.
Driving Map
News
HELP US DESIGN A NEW EXHIBIT!
What aspects of music are important to you, your family, your community?
In October 2010 we will open The Music of Our Lives, a look at the way music has played a role in our everyday lives. This exhibit will be like no other we've ever done at the museum, because we are asking the public to vote on the artifacts to be included for display.
You can pick up a ballot at the museum or download a ballot. (The downloadable ballot is a PDF form that you can fill out online and email back to us by clicking the button at the top right corner of the form.)
Vote anytime between now and April 30, 2010. At that time, we'll begin designing the exhibit based upon the artifacts you helped choose.
Thanks for participating in this new experience at the Shiloh Museum!
NEW PODCASTS
- Why We Love the Shiloh Museum
- So Big, This Little Place
- Become a Curator
- Orval Faubus Remembers Madison County
- Arkansas/Arkansaw
Visit our podcast page to access these episodes and many more.
NEW ONLINE EXHIBIT
UPCOMING EVENTS and SPECIAL EXHIBITS
- Through March 27. What's Its, an exhibit of oddities from the museum collections.
- Through April 10. Disaster!
a photo exhibit of crashes and catastrophes.
- Through Jan. 22, 2011. All Dressed Up, an exhibit of men’s, women’s, and children’s finery.
- Feb. 17, noon. “Precious Threads: Preserving Heirloom Textiles,” a program by Carolyn Reno, Shiloh Museum collections manager.
- February 27, 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. "Iron-Jawed Angels," an HBO film about the American women's suffrage movement in the 1910s. Sponsored by Fayetteville Business and Professional Women.
- More events
Subscribe to our free monthly e-newsletter to receive updates on new exhibits and activities.
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