Arkansas State University-Heritage Sites

Contact Name: Shannon Williams

Email: shwilliams@astate.edu

Phone: 870-598-3487

Website

http://hemingway.astate.edu/

DIRECT PAY OPTION CLASSES

The Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center in Piggott, Arkansas includes a barn studio associated with Ernest Hemingway and the family home of his second wife, Pauline Pfeiffer.

Pauline’s parents, Paul and Mary Pfeiffer, were prominent citizens of Northeast Arkansas and owned more than 60,000 acres of land. During the 1930s the barn was converted to a studio to give Hemingway privacy for writing while visiting Piggott.

Portions of one of his most famous novels, A Farewell to Arms, and several short stories were written in this studio.

Both the home and the barn studio were named to the National Historic Register in 1982. The properties have been renovated, focusing on the 1930s era. Areas of emphasis for the Museum and Educational Center include literature of the period, 1930s world events, agriculture, family lifestyles and relationships, and development of Northeast Arkansas during the Depression and New Deal eras.

Tours are $5 per person and are available for reimbursement only. Mileage can also be claimed with your receipt for the daily tours.

WE ARE A DIRECT PAY VENDOR for classes that are hosted at the museum. The classes can be seen HERE . Classes offered willchange and as they do the page will be updated to reflect what classes are available to request.