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For MaryRoss Taylor, serving as the head of the Arkansas committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts is a full circle moment.

Curtis Finch Jr.s first real art purchase was out of necessity. He needed something to put on the walls of his new office. His successful business career was the thing that ultimately led him to the art world, where he found a passion for works on paper.

The renovated, redesigned, "reimagined" and rechristened Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts opened Saturday morning in Little Rocks MacArthur Park. Under a bright blue, cloudless sky, museum officials and supporters were joined by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. to welcome visitors to the grand reopening of the 133,000-square-foot building once known as the Arkansas Arts Center.

The renovated, redesigned, "reimagined" and rechristened Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts opened Saturday morning in Little Rocks MacArthur Park. Under a bright blue, cloudless sky, museum officials and supporters were joined by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. to welcome visitors to the grand reopening of the 133,000-square-foot building once known as the Arkansas Arts Center.

Its almost time to see the art.

Anne Bartley of San Francisco said Wednesday she has cut the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts out of her will.

Anne Bartley of San Francisco said Wednesday she has cut the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts out of her will.

Anne Bartley of San Francisco said she has cut the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts out of her will.

A gallery in the new Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts building will be named for Jeannette Edris Rockefeller, a museum benefactor and former Arkansas first lady, said Harriet and Warren Stephens, co-chairs of the museums capital campaign.

The Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts will hold its grand opening April 22, 2023.