Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts

Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts - Event Venue in Little Rock, Arkansas

Gallery · Little Rock, Arkansas

501 East 9th Street, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

About Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts

The Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts in Little Rock offers free admission to its galleries, exhibitions, and events. The venue features multiple galleries, a lecture hall, a children's theatre, and the Windgate Art School with classes in various art forms. Visitors can enjoy a vibrant calendar of events, performances, and educational opportunities.

Venue Details

  • Seated capacity: 330
  • Standing capacity: 300
  • Meeting rooms: 8

Ratings

Google Rating: 4.7/5 (1,094 reviews)

Guest Highlights

  • Space
  • Team
  • View
  • Atmosphere
  • Staff
  • Ambiance

Amenities

Facilities

  • galleries
  • lecture hall
  • children's theatre
  • art school

Room Features

  • dining

Recreation

  • classes
  • workshops

Meeting Rooms & Event Spaces

Cultural Living Room

  • Type: Multi Purpose
  • Capacity — Banquet: 200, Cocktail: 300
  • Features: Natural light, Wheelchair accessible
  • Second-floor space with floor-to-ceiling glass walls overlooking the Courtyard Entrance, the Museum’s original 1937 façade, and the newly landscaped Crescent Lawn. Adjacent to the Harriet and Warren Stephens Galleries.

Atrium

  • Type: Multi Purpose
  • Capacity — Banquet: 200, Cocktail: 300
  • Features: Natural light, Wheelchair accessible
  • Light-filled, two-story central space connecting guests to other key areas of the Museum. Close to parking with easy access.

Event Lawn

  • Type: Outdoor Space
  • Capacity — Banquet: 250, Cocktail: 300
  • Features: Wheelchair accessible
  • Outdoor space framed by walking paths, landscaped native plants and trees, and sculptures. Historic MacArthur Park as backdrop.

Courtyard Entrance with 1937 Lobby

  • Type: Outdoor Space
  • Capacity — Banquet: 200, Cocktail: 250
  • Features: Wheelchair accessible
  • Open-air Courtyard with prominent view of AMFA’s original 1937 façade. Access to ample free parking and valet service.

Amerine/Calhoun Glass Box with Terrace

  • Type: Multi Purpose
  • Ceiling height: 18 ft
  • Capacity — Banquet: 120, Cocktail: 150
  • Features: Natural light, Wheelchair accessible
  • Light-filled, multipurpose space with glass walls 18 feet high, interior Museum and exterior park entrances. Private terrace connects interior space to outdoor grounds.

Performing Arts Theater

  • Type: Theater
  • Capacity — Banquet: 330
  • Features: Wheelchair accessible
  • Venue for high-profile presentations or lectures with latest technology and networking capabilities. Can host customized events and seated dinners or receptions on stage.

Governor Winthrop Rockefeller Lecture Hall

  • Type: Meeting Room
  • Capacity — Banquet: 153
  • Features: Built-in AV, Wheelchair accessible
  • Fully carpeted space with excellent acoustics for professional presentations, lectures, and guest speakers. Full audio and visual capabilities.

Terri and Chuck Erwin Collections Research Center

  • Type: Conference Room
  • Capacity — Banquet: 36
  • Features: Built-in AV, Wheelchair accessible
  • Well-appointed room with custom walnut paneling, built-in audio and visual capabilities, meeting tables, chairs, access to kitchenette and private restroom.

Style

modern, contemporary

Contact

Phone: (501) 372-4000