New exhibit to open at Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum | Arts & Culture

In 1933 Ernest Hemingway and his wife Pauline Pfeiffer traveled to Africa for a three-month safari.  The trip, which was funded entirely by Pauline's uncle Gus Pfeiffer, was the inspiration for Hemingway's novel, Green Hills of Africa, and several short stories including "The Snows of Kilimanjaro."  Pauline, who was an accomplished writer for Vogue and Vanity Fair, also kept a diary documenting the trip.

On Wednesday, January 11, at 1 p.m. the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center (HPMEC) in Piggott will unveil a new permanent exhibit in the Hemingway Barn Studio entitled Into the Wild. 

The exhibit includes 15 animal trophies typical of those gathered by Ernest and Pauline.  Excerpts from Pauline's diary related to the trophies will also be on display.

The trophies were provided to HPMEC by the Arkansas State University Museum.  They were collected by Jonesboro businessmen William Brown Lacy Jr., John C. Heringer Sr. and Maurice Kiech during their African safari in the 1960s.

The museum is located at 1021 W. Cherry St. in Piggott.  Tours are available on the hour Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on Saturdays from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m.  The museum is closed on Sunday.

For more information call (870) 598-3487.