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Beyond the Ozarks

Rogers Historical Museum Celebrates Grand Reopening

KUAF

Published December 14, 2018 at 12:57 PM CST

Kathleen Dickerson, chairwoman of the museum commission, and Mayor Greg Hines are all smiles following a ribbon cutting ceremony for the reopening of the Rogers Historical Museum Dec. 13.

The $5.5 million renovation and expansion of the Rogers Historical Museum is complete. The project was one of the inaugural recipients of a grant from the Walton Family Foundation's NWA Design Excellence Program. Nearly a dozen projects have received this grant and the museum is the first recipient to complete its project.

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