Difference between revisions of "Museum Center"
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[[Image:Museum-center.JPG|thumb|The Museum Center. Photo by Phil Frana.]] | [[Image:Museum-center.JPG|thumb|The Museum Center. Photo by Phil Frana.]] | ||
| + | The Museum Center is located at 500 President Clinton Avenue in the historic [[Little Rock River Market District]]. The building houses the [[Museum of Discovery]], [[Hearn Fine Arts]], | ||
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| + | The building was constructed in the 1920s. From about 1985 to 1991 the building housed the printing presses of the ''Arkansas Democrat'' newspaper, and then became a storage building for the paper. It underwent a thorough renovation in the mid-1990s and reopened as the home of the Museum of Discovery in 1998. The museum occupies 44,000 square feet of the building. | ||
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| + | [[Category:River Market]] | ||
Revision as of 15:48, 25 February 2008
The Museum Center is located at 500 President Clinton Avenue in the historic Little Rock River Market District. The building houses the Museum of Discovery, Hearn Fine Arts,
The building was constructed in the 1920s. From about 1985 to 1991 the building housed the printing presses of the Arkansas Democrat newspaper, and then became a storage building for the paper. It underwent a thorough renovation in the mid-1990s and reopened as the home of the Museum of Discovery in 1998. The museum occupies 44,000 square feet of the building.
