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NOW OPEN DAILY FROM 9:00AM-5:00PM. 789 RIVERFRONT DRIVE, FORT SMITH, AR 72901. The U.S. Marshals Museum tells the story of our nations’ Marshals. The opening culminates more than 16 years of fundraising, design, construction and installation.
- Now Open!!!
- To Be A Marshal
- The Campfire | Stories Under The Stars
- Frontier Marshals
- A Changing Nation
- Modern Marshals
- Samuel M. Sicard Hall of Honor
- Admission
The Museum features FIVE immersive galleries that educate guests about the critical, ever-evolving role of America's oldest federal law enforcement agency in upholding the Rule of Law, driven by justice, integrity and service. The Museum’s National Learning Center will combine the Museum experience with educational programming focused on the Consti...
In the first gallery, you will be led to understand the role of a Marshal, how the agency was founded, its principles and duties, and a broad overview of its history. You’ll explore a high-level timeline of the history of the Marshals, beginning with the inception of their role in the Judiciary Act of 1789 and continuing to the vital work of the Se...
Positioned as a central hub in the Museum, the Campfire will provide the stage and setting where storied moments of marshal history will be presented. On an elevated dais at the center of the room, a group of four figures from different eras sit around a flickering campfire. Shadowy images shift and play across the walls of the space, as storied mo...
In the newly formed United States, the Marshals were truly the first lawmen. From those early colonial days, the Marshals’ role evolved into expanded responsibilities and challenges as they became the symbol of law and order in the western frontier and Indian Territory. Through a variety of exhibits depicting an Old West frontier town such as a sal...
As you leave the frontier, you’ll enter a more formal, pillar-framed gallery themed with the idea that Marshals are bound by duty to uphold the law, however ideologically distant they are from the Marshal’s own beliefs. A series of portals will lead to three rooms, each focused on a specific broad area of challenge within this duty. In the final po...
In this fascinating gallery, you’ll be immersed in the active, exciting, and expansive work Marshals do today. Exhibits here will showcase the tactics and technologies utilized by the Marshals in their tracking, apprehension, and extradition of fugitives in the U.S. and dangerous environments such as Iraq and Columbia. The names and faces of the 15...
Beyond the open area of the Museum’s lobby and seating area, you will find the Samuel M. Sicard Hall of Honor, an exhibit honoring the Marshals, deputies, and special deputies who have given their lives while serving our country. In this beautifully lit and peaceful space with a wide glass wall looking out across to the Arkansas River and the Oklah...
Under 6: FREE Youth (Ages 6-17): $8 Adults:$15 Seniors (65+):$13 Military/Law Veterans:$10 Active Military/Law:FREE with ID U.S. Marshals Service:FREE ForGroup Rates, please email info@usmmuseum.org *All prices are subject to State and local sales tax and state tourism tax*
- U.S. Marshals Museum 789 Riverfront Dr, Fort Smith, 72901
- (479) 242-1789
Address: 789 Riverfront Drive, Fort Smith, AR 72901. Contact us! (479)-242-1789. info@usmmuseum.org. Upcoming Events/Programs: Events Calendar. The U.S. Marshals Museum is a participant in the Museums for All programs. By showing a SNAP, EBT or WIC card, guests can get a discounted rate of $2.50 (tax included) per person for up to four individuals.
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The United States Marshals Museum (USMM) opened in Fort Smith, Arkansas, on July 1, 2023. The star-shaped, iconic structure is in a scene setting along the Arkansas River, where many deputies in the Old West crossed and forded.
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What to know. The Museum features FIVE immersive galleries that educate guests about the critical, ever-evolving role of America's oldest federal law enforcement agency in upholding the Rule of Law, driven by justice, integrity and service. The Museum’s National Learning Center will combine the Museum experience with educational programming ...
Nov 21, 2023 · The U.S. Marshals Museum opened on July 1, 2023.
