Mission:
The Rogers Historical Museum serves Rogers and all of Northwest Arkansas, a rapidly growing metropolitan area that shares a rich natural and cultural heritage, a vibrant entrepreneurial spirit, and an increasingly diverse population.
Our mission is to enrich lives through education, experience, and exploration of our heritage.
We fulfill that mission through:
- Collecting and preserving artifacts, archival materials, and research materials which document the history and cultural heritage of Rogers and Benton County
- Offering exhibitions, programs, publications, and web-based resources which foster an appreciation of our region’s heritage and enable area residents to create a better future for themselves, their families, and their communities
- Offering family-friendly exhibitions and programs which allow people of all ages to engage the past, imagine the future, and find joy in learning
- Offering loan exhibitions and related programs which broaden the cultural horizons of area residents and help place our region’s natural and cultural heritage in a broader context
Values:
We believe:
- That understanding the past can help our community make better decisions about the future
- That as public servants we have an obligation to preserve, protect, and advance an understanding of and appreciation for our region’s natural and cultural heritage
We believe in:
- Partnership and collaboration and will both seek out and respond positively to opportunities for cooperative action with other museums, libraries, schools, and cultural institutions
- Honesty through careful research and objectivity in presentation
- Inclusion through insuring that programs are accessible and invite participation by the widest possible audience
- Investing in our employees and volunteers through training that will allow them to meet the highest standards of the museum profession
Vision:
Our vision is for the Rogers Historical Museum to be:
- The premier history museum in Northwest Arkansas, with collection facilities, exhibitions, and programs on a par with those of history museums in even larger metropolitan areas
- An accessible, inclusive, family-friendly educational institution that promotes life-long learning for people of all ages and walks of life
- A creative, entrepreneurial institution responsive to the changing needs of the community and the varied interests of patrons
- A center for community engagement, a partner in community development, and a vital partner in creating a vibrant, successful historic downtown
