Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum & Educational Center
Where Ernest Hemingway Wrote & Found His Voice in Arkansas
More Than a Museum—A Learning Experience
Its an educational center dedicated to helping students and visitors understand:
- American literature of the 1920s and 1930s
- The global impact of the Great Depression and New Deal
- Life in Northeast Arkansas during times of change
- The personal relationships that shaped Ernest Hemingway’s work
Through guided tours, interactive timelines, and on‑site interpretation, history becomes real, personal, and memorable.
Plan Your Visit
Tours
All tours begin on the hour in the Museum Store, located on the west side of the Barn Studio.
Monday - Saturday 9 am to 3 pm (The final tour begins at 3 pm)
The Museum & Store close at 4 pm
General Parking is available at the parking lot to the west of the Museum – just below the slope up to the back of the Barn Studio and Museum Store. Bus parking is available on the north side of West Cherry Street, beside the wooded area at the back of the Hemingway-Pfeiffer House.
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Group Tours | School Tours
Admission
General - $15
Senior Citizen - $10
Group Rate (Minimum 8) - $10
K-12 Groups - $5 (1 free chaperone per 8 students)
Children under 5 - Free
Museum Member - Free
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Inclement Weather: The HPMEC will be closed if the Piggott School District is closed.
Photography: Museum guests may take pictures in outdoor areas at any time. Indoor pictures without flash are allowed during tours. Other photography, such as commercial or group photography (weddings, family events, prom, etc.), are allowed in outdoor areas when the museum is closed. When the museum is open, such other photography is by advanced permission only and fees may apply.
The Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center in Piggott, Arkansas, is pleased to announce its 2026 writer-in-residence position. The residency will be for June 2026 and includes lodging at a beautiful loft apartment on the downtown square in Piggott over the City Market coffee shop. The writer-in-residence will also have the opportunity to work in the studio where Ernest Hemingway worked on A Farewell to Arms during an extended stay with his wife’s family in 1928. The residency includes a $1000 stipend to help cover food and transportation.
The writer-in-residence will be expected to serve as mentor for a week-long retreat for writers at the educational center. This retreat will be open to 8-10 writers from the region. The recipient may be asked to hold one or two readings in the region. The remainder of the month will be free for the writer-in-residence to work independently.
Candidates with an MA or MFA in a relevant field are preferred. Please send a cover letter, CV, and writing sample of roughly 20 pages (in any genre) to Dr. Adam Long (adamlong@astate.edu) by February 28, 2026. Incomplete applications cannot be accepted. Due to the expected high volume of applications, confirmation of receipt of applications cannot be guaranteed.
Questions about the program can be directed to Dr. Long.
The Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center offers educational programming to all ages, especially K-12 groups. HPMEC can satisfy Core Curriculum requirements through lessons on a variety of topics, including:
*The life and writing of Ernest Hemingway.
*The agricultural history of the Arkansas Delta region.
*The history and lifestyle of the 1920s-1930s.
*The Great Depression and New Deal.
*The internationally prominent Pfeiffer family.
If you’d like special educational programming on any of these topics, or if you’d like to request programming on another topic, contact Dr. Adam Long at 870-598-3487 or adamlong@astate.edu.
As you prepare for your class, the Curriculum Guide can serve as a guide for where the tour content fits into specific Arkansas History/Social Studies curriculum frameworks. The tour can be used to address a specific subject such as the Great Depression in Arkansas or it can provide a multi-subject review for students. Please consult the Museum staff on how the tour can be tailored to meet your classroom curriculum needs.
Ernest Hemingway and his first wife, Hadley Richardson, met Pauline Pfeiffer in 1925 at a party in Paris. Pauline was working for Vogue magazine as a writer and assistant editor. Ernest was living and working in the community of expatriate American artists and writers, which included Gertrude Stein, John Dos Passos, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Cole Porter, Ezra Pound, and others. Hadley and Pauline became friends, and Pauline began to spend more and more time with the Hemingways, including using her editing skills to critique Ernest’s writing.
Pauline joined the Hemingways for a skiing trip to Schruns, Austria over Christmas 1925. During this trip, Pauline and Ernest began a complicated affair, which ultimately resulted in Ernest’s leaving Hadley and marrying Pauline. The two were married in Paris on May 10, 1927.
After several years of visiting Key West, Florida, Pauline and Ernest acquired a home there. The house was a gift from Pauline’s uncle, Gus Pfeiffer, who remained a financial benefactor throughout their marriage. Along with paying for their house, their apartment in Paris, their first and second cars, and other support, Gus provided $25,000 in 1933 for the Hemingways’ African safari, which resulted in much of Ernest’s literary material.
During the Hemingways’ 13-year marriage, they made frequent trips to Piggott, Arkansas, as well as treks back and forth to Europe and across the country. The marriage produced two sons–Patrick born in 1928, and Gregory born in 1931. Hemingway also published eight books and numerous short stories during this time.