US Marshals Museum

No Sew Rag Dolls
2025-06-13 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago)
Step back in time with this hands-on, no-sew pioneer rag doll workshop! Using simple materials like muslin, twine, and fabric scraps, families can create charming rag dolls reminiscent of those from the 1800s. This activity offers a blend of history and creativity for all ages.
Please note: This is not a drop-off program—at least one ticketed adult must be present with participating children.
$5.00
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Internet Safety: Be Safer Online (Grades K-2)
2025-06-17 10:00 - 10:30
Join us for an engaging and age-appropriate internet safety presentation designed especially for children in grades K–2. With the help of NetSmartzKids characters, students will learn the four essential rules for staying safe online through fun videos, interactive quizzes, and guided discussion. This 30-minute program encourages family conversations about digital safety and empowers children to make smart choices online.
Please note: A parent or guardian must be present for the program.
Free
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Kids Can Code: Ozobots
2025-06-19 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-06-19 13:00 - 14:30
**KIDS ONLY**
Join us for the Ozobot Trash Sorter Challenge—a hands-on STEAM experience where students use coding, problem-solving, and creativity to guide their Ozobot through a custom-built recycling route. Participants will explore robotics by designing paths and sorting virtual trash.
This is a student-only program for children entering 1st through 8th grade.
$5.00
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Internet Safety: Being a Good Digital Citizen (Grades 3-5)
2025-06-20 13:00 - 13:30
Join us for an engaging and age-appropriate internet safety presentation designed especially for children in grades 3-5. With the help of NetSmartzKids characters, students will learn the four essential rules for staying safe online through fun videos, interactive quizzes, and guided discussion. This 30-minute program encourages family conversations about digital safety and empowers children to make smart choices online.
Please note: A parent or guardian must be present for the program.
Free
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Internet Safety: Online Safety for Middle Schoolers (Grades 6-8)
2025-06-24 13:00 - 13:45
This internet safety presentation equips middle schoolers with the knowledge and tools to navigate the digital world responsibly. Students will explore real-world risks like inappropriate content, online enticement, sexting, sextortion, and cyberbullying, while learning how to protect their privacy and stay safe online.
Please note: A parent or guardian must be present for the program.
Free
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Escape Challenge
2025-06-25 10:00 - 11:15, 2025-06-25 13:00 - 14:15
Join us for an escape adventure—a thrilling challenge where young secret agents must save the town from an evil professor. Using teamwork and brainpower, participants will solve hands-on puzzles to find the hidden lab and shut down the bitter-flavor machine—all before time runs out.
Please note: This is not a drop-off program—at least one ticketed adult must be present with participating children.
$5.00
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Internet Safety: Advanced Online Safety for High Schoolers (Grades 9-12)
2025-06-26 13:00 - 14:00
This internet safety presentation equips high schoolers with the knowledge and tools to navigate the digital world responsibly. Students will explore real-world risks like inappropriate content, online enticement, sexting, sextortion, and cyberbullying, while learning how to protect their privacy and stay safe online.
Please note: A parent or guardian must be present for the program.
Free
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True Crime Tonight - Chasing Shadows (Stacia Hylton)
2025-06-27 18:00 - 20:00
One night only: A rare inside look at the U.S. Marshals chases that made headlines and the heroes who brought fugitives to justice. Join us for our June True Crime Night as we welcome Stacia Hylton, former U.S. Marshals Service Director. Hylton’s “Chasing Shadows: Inside the Hunt for Notorious Fugitives” presentation will share the inside scoop on takedowns that made history.

Friday, June 27, 2025
6-8p
$10 + tax, free for Members
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More about the speaker:
Ms. Hylton began her 35-year law enforcement career as a Deputy U.S. Marshal in 1980. During her tenure with the U.S. Marshals Service, she rose progressively through the ranks holding several key positions in diverse mission areas, including 10 years in the Special Operations Group. She was selected to serve as an instructor at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Academy; as well as Witness Security Inspector; Chief of Judicial Security; Chief Deputy, District of South Carolina; and Assistant Director for the Prisoner Operations Division. She also served as the Agency’s Incident Response Commander for national disasters and emergencies, Chair of the Merit Promotion System and as the Agency’s Deciding Official. In 2001 she was Acting Deputy Director for the agency.
In 2004, Ms. Hylton was appointed to serve as the Attorney General’s Federal Detention Trustee, responsible to ensure efficient and effective management of programs for individuals held in confinement, several billion dollars across multiple fiscal years, complex contracts, quality assurance programs, audits and interagency technology solutions, along with the oversight of Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System. The Trustee worked across several agencies, such as the Bureau of Prisons, Immigration Customs and Border Patrol and the US Marshals Service and thousands of state, local and private facilities across the country, all operating under different federal, state and local legislation and regulations requiring a broad base of knowledge to resolve complex issues.
Ms. Hylton retired from public service after a 30-year career in 2010 and stood up a small business, but returned to public service in late 2010 when she was asked by the President to serve as the Director of the U.S. Marshals Service. Ms. Hylton was confirmed by the U.S. Senate and retired in 2015 after serving for five years. As head of the agency she managed a multi-year budget and assets totally approximately $5 billion, directed 5,600 employees, 1,750 sworn Task Force Officers from state and local agencies, 5,100 Court Security Officers, and 94 Presidentially appointed U.S. Marshals, within 94 judicial districts and three international offices. The United States Marshals Service secures over 2,000 Federal judges, the U.S. Attorneys, federal witnesses and arrests more than one hundred thousand wanted fugitives and registered sex offenders annually.

Special Exhibit Tour
2025-07-01 10:00 - 10:30, 2025-07-08 10:00 - 10:30, 2025-07-15 10:00 - 10:30, 2025-07-22 10:00 - 10:30, 2025-07-29 10:00 - 10:30
Join one of our educators for a closer look at our summer special exhibit, I AM A MAN: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1960-1970! Learn more about the American civil rights movement through a variety photographs and artifacts from the museum’s collection that serve as powerful reminders that the past is never the just the past and the lessons learned help us move forward in the continued struggle for justice for all.

Happening every Tuesday @ 10:00a for the month of July

Tours are included with museum admission and will meet at the entrance to the ArcBest Special Exhibits gallery.

Owl Pellet Dissection
2025-07-07 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-07-07 13:00 - 14:00
Discover the hidden world inside an owl pellet in this hands-on, youth-friendly science adventure! Participants will dissect real owl pellets to uncover the tiny bones of prey animals, identify species, and learn about an owl’s diet through forensic-style analysis. Perfect for curious minds of all ages.
Please note: This is not a drop-off program—at least one ticketed adult must be present with participating children.
$5.00
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Crime Scene Investigation
2025-07-10 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-07-10 13:00 - 14:00
Uncover the science behind solving mysteries in this hands-on Crime Scene Investigation experience! Participants will explore key forensic techniques—such as fingerprint analysis, chromatography, and DNA collection—while learning how real investigators use science to solve cases.
Please note: This is not a drop-off program—at least one ticketed adult must be present with participating children.
$5.00
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Stick Horses
2025-07-15 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-07-15 13:00 - 14:00
Giddy up for hands-on fun in our Stick Horse Workshop! Participants will build their own classic stick horse using basic DIY skills, creating one of the oldest and most beloved toys in children’s history. This timeless craft is perfect for families looking to blend creativity, tradition, and play.
Please note: This is not a drop-off program—at least one ticketed adult must be present with participating children.
$5.00
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Kids Can Code: Ozobots
2025-07-23 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-07-23 13:00 - 14:30
**KIDS ONLY**
Get ready to code, create, and celebrate in this exciting Ozobot adventure! Participants will design and program their obstacle courses, then cap off the fun with a high-energy dance party for their Ozobot.
This is a student-only program for children entering 1st through 8th grade.
$5.00
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Escape Challenge
2025-07-25 10:00 - 11:15, 2025-07-25 13:00 - 14:15
Join us for an escape adventure—an interactive, clue-filled mystery perfect for young detectives! Work together to solve puzzles and uncover who took the birthday cake.. Ideal for ages 6–10, this activity blends teamwork and logic in a sweet celebration of problem-solving.
Please note: This is not a drop-off program—at least one ticketed adult must be present with participating children.
$5.00
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SOLD OUT! True Crime Tonight - Gabby's Story (Nichole Schmidt)
2025-07-25 18:00 - 20:00
This event has SOLD OUT.
“Gabby’s Story”
Nichole Schmidt, mother of Gabby Petito and president of the Gabby Petito Foundation, will share the powerful story of Gabby’s life and tragic death, the investigation that captured national attention, and the foundation her family has formed to assist organizations dedicated to supporting victims of domestic violence and the families of missing persons.
Friday, July 25, 2025
6-8p
$10 + tax, free for Members

Seasonal Hours Begin!
2025-08-12
NEW SEASONAL HOURS BEGINNING AUGUST 12!

With the school year starting, we’re shifting to seasonal hours:

Open Tuesday–Saturday | 9:00AM – 5:00PM
Closed Sundays & Mondays

Questions? Contact us at info@usmmuseum.org or call (479) 242-1789. We hope to see you soon!

CLOSED
2025-08-17, 2025-08-18
Just a reminder—our seasonal hours began August 12!We’re now open Tuesday through Saturday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and closed on Sundays and Mondays.

"The Legalities of Space" Special Presentation
2025-08-23 18:00 - 20:00
Join us as we welcome a special guest for an out of this world presentation! Astronaut and honorary U.S. Marshal Jim Reilly will discuss his connection to the USMS and taking the badge to space, as well as who has legal authority in space, such as on the International Space Station and looking forward as mankind moves toward Mars.
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