The Calico Rock Museum & Visitor Center has been selected by the Smithsonian Institute and the Arkansas Museums Association to host a special traveling exhibit in 2017. The exhibit entitled, “Hometown Teams” will showcase the importance of local sports teams on the local community. The exhibit will include artifacts and displays prepared by the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. as well as local sports memorabilia.
The exhibit will be free to the public and will be conducted in the Gwen Murphy Art Gallery in Calico Rock from April 22 to June 3, 2017. Between now and the exhibit opening, museum staff and volunteers will be working behind the scenes to prepare for the exhibit.
“This is a tremendous honor for any museum, but especially one the size of Calico Rock,” noted Jama Best. Best, who is a senior program officer with the Arkansas Humanities Council, is the Arkansas organizer for the exhibit.
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