You may see it as “curious” or you may see it as “weird,” but you’ve never seen anything like it.
On March 11, the Old State House Museum will open a new exhibit titled Cabinet of Curiosities: Treasures from the University of Arkansas Museum Collection. The exhibit comes to Little Rock by way of Fayetteville and the now-closed University of Arkansas Museum, making this a grand return for many artifacts that have been packed away since 2003.
So what makes these items so curious? The artifacts in this exhibit are all over the map. Visitors will see everything from dinosaur toes to Ming Dynasty pottery to a machine gun taken from Bonnie and Clyde’s car and beyond.
“We’re very excited to have this seldom-seen collection at the Old State House Museum,” said director Bill Gatewood. “It’s a great opportunity to show how collecting and preserving artifacts gives history a new life and kickstarts the imagination of viewers, particularly first-time museum visitors.”
The Old State House Museum is located at 300 W. Markham, and operating hours are 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. For more information, visit the OSHM website and follow along on Facebook for updates.