Southern Tenant Farmers Museum

An outstanding and surprising museum

Average Rating

100

Tucked just a few blocks off what is now I-555 (formerly US 63) in the little town of Tyronza is an excellent museum telling the story of a rather amazing part of US history--an interracial, cooperative movement of poor farmers and allies in northeast Arkansas who came together in the depression era of the 1930s to try to better their...

Posted by ASUprof on March 24, 2016. Brought to you by tripadvisor.

A Slice of Arkansas History

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100

We arrived at the museum just as it was opening on Saturday morning, and being the only other visitors in the place we had our own tour and it was very interesting. This covers a troubled time in Arkansas' history and does a fair job of doing so. If you are interested in Arkansas history and/or southern history, this is...

Posted by LeadFoot2014 on September 13, 2015. Brought to you by tripadvisor.

Well worth a visit

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100

Don’t let the understated exterior of this museum fool you. Inside is a modern, well-designed space with a variety of exhibits about the lives of tenant farmers in the Delta and the rise of the farm labor movement. It is a fascinating part of American history and very well told in this small museum.
The guide who showed us around...

Posted by Dogwood1 on December 01, 2014. Brought to you by tripadvisor.

Excellent Introduction to The System

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100

This is a remarkable museum in a small town. The history of the union in Tyronza is really important and needs to be known more broadly. The museum staff preserved the old union hall and adapted into an excellent museum. The approach used for interpreting the site works well. The museum gives a relevant and accurate context for farming in...

Posted by Hansen G on July 23, 2013. Brought to you by tripadvisor.

If you like southern delta history, you're in for a treat

Average Rating

80

I was so surprised; they've done a wonderful job with this little chunk of history.
Outside looks like a block from some small local town (and was) but inside it
flows into one open project. The layout is similar to any decent museum as you
work your way through a maze of culture, history and factual evidence that
folks LOVE...

Posted by todolist on February 27, 2013. Brought to you by tripadvisor.

The Southern Tenant Farmers Museum enhances knowledge and understanding of tenant farming and agricultural labor movements in the Mississippi River Delta.

Posted on November 03, 2013. Brought to you by facebook.

Southern Tenant Farmers Museum is located at 117 N Main St, Tyronza, AR. This business specializes in Museums & Galleries.

Posted on November 01, 2013. Brought to you by merchantcircle.