Little Rock’s New Museum Is a Luminous Hub for Art Lovers – Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts

When the city of Little Rock, Arkansas, opened the doors to its first-ever fine arts museum on a late October evening in 1937, it was clear that the institution would forever be a point of pride for the community. WPA laborers reportedly worked double shifts to complete the $70,000 state-of-the-art building, which featured, among other marvels, radiators trimmed in local marble, mahogany floors, and air-conditioning. Hundreds of visitors crowded the galleries that night to take in etchings by Whistler and Rembrandt and works by fellow Arkansans.

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