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Museum Fundraising: Ornaments, Engraved Bricks

As you know, the Faulkner County Museum is currently closed for unexpected repairs to its flat roof, which was found to have sprung a leak, dripping water into the masonry and causing mold to grow in a storage room. County officials, who were preparing for a major interior renovation project over several years, temporarily closed the building on August 15 to clean up the mold and repair the leaky roof — but the Museum is forging ahead with its fundraising projects anyway.

“We’re selling the ornaments to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Museum, which will be next year, 2017 Continue reading

Faulkner County Museum To Be Preserved, Restored

Faulkner County Museum-Jail, Conway, Arkansas

The Faulkner County Museum in downtown Conway will be preserved and restored over an 8-year span, according to the local Museum Commission, with help from the community, business stakeholders, and volunteers.

The Commission seeks to combine public, private and grant money to complete needed restoration projects beginning with roof repairs. Other needs include insulation, plumbing, wiring, windows, flooring, Continue reading