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N orthwest Arkansas enjoys museums that collect and interpret art, history, politics, retail and more. Here are some of them: Bentonville MUSEUM OF NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY The Museum of Native American History invites visitors to walk through America's past. From the woolly mammoth skeleton that greets guests at the front door, to rare Mississippian head pots, to art and artifacts from the early reservation period, the museum's authentic collection gives a glimpse into the richly diverse cultural history of the first Americans. WHEN — 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday- Saturday WHERE — 202 S.W. O St. COST — Free INFO — 273-2456; monah.us CRYSTAL BRIDGES MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART The mission of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is to welcome all to celebrate the American spirit in a setting that unites the power of art with the beauty of nature. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art opened to the public on 11-11-11, and was founded in 2005 by the Walton Family Foundation as a nonprofit charitable organization for all to enjoy. Philanthropist and arts patron Alice Walton chairs the museum's board of directors. Since its opening, the museum has welcomed 3.5 million visitors, and garnered 15,000 membership households. Some 200,000 school children have participated in the museum's Willard and Pat Walker School Visit program, which provides educational experiences for school groups at no cost to the schools. More than 300,000 visitors a year utilize the museum's 4 miles of walking trails. WHEN — 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday & Sunday; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday-Friday; closed Tuesday WHERE — 600 Museum Way COST — Admission to the permanent collection is always free INFO — 418-5700; crystalbridges.org CURRENT EXHIBITS — "Not to Scale," several drawings, models, and concept sketches from the recently acquired Buckminster Fuller Fly's Eye Dome Archive, through March; "All or Nothing," works from Crystal Bridges' perma- nent collection that utilize black and white to focus on elements such as composition, detail, and spatial rela- tionships, through May. JANUARY 21-27, 2018 WHAT'S UP! 39 Elva Barker Martin loved cats and frequently posed with them when photographed. This image from Pettigrew in the early 1920s is part of the current "Creatures Great and Small" at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale. The museum has more than half a million images in its collection, from the 1850s to present day. Topics include agriculture, businesses, sports, homes, transportation, people, special events, military, religion, government, and the lumber and poultry industries. The museum collects images and artifacts from the six counties of Northwest Arkansas (Benton, Boone, Carroll, Madison, Newton, and Washington). Not only do twice- yearly photo exhibits showcase the breadth of the collection, once they close they turn into online exhibits on the museum's website. Courtesy Shiloh Museum Wayne Martin Collection Permanent Collections ROUNDUP See Museums Page 40 Regional museums offer something for everyone