About the Museum

 
 

OUR MISSION-

The Museum of Native American History provides a place where visitors can experience the diverse Indigenous cultures of the Americas through pre-historic and historic art.  

OUR VISION

To advance understanding of human experience within these cultures and provide a space of explorative imagination for all who visit. The galleries are set chronologically; the art and tools Indigenous peoples leave behind continue to speak their stories and history. To better understand their lifestyle, hardships, successes, and inspiration, MONAH invites visitors to open their minds to discover these diverse cultures’ creations. After the self-guided tour ends and the museum store begins, visitors continue to see how Native Americans express their stories through the modern-day arts.

OUR HISTORY

  • The Museum of Native American History was established downtown in 2006 as the Museum of Native American Artifacts.

  • The collection quickly outgrew the space, and MONAH opened its current doors in June 2008.

  • A registered member of the Cherokee Nation, David Bogle, born and raised in Bentonville, founded the museum that houses over 10,000 of the finest Native American artifacts.

  • The museum features Bogle's private collection and several collections donated and on loan to the museum for display.

Museum of Native American History, Bentonville, AR.

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Today, we gather on the ancestral lands that were home to the Quapaw, Caddo, and Osage people.

We acknowledge and show respect to these indigenous people who occupied this land in the past.

We acknowledge the ties these tribes had with the land in spirit and with its natural resources and hope that what we do here today will honor the legacy that Native people continue to build.

We are honored

to provide a place where visitors can experience the diverse Indigenous cultures of the Americas through pre-historic and historic art.