Fort Smith, Arkansas, was selected as the host city for the the U.S. Marshals Service's new museum. Former Director John F. Clark made the announcement on January 4, 2007, after receiving recommendations from a 10-person museum committee that studied the issue for two years. An active museum board included three members of Agency personnel from 2007 to the present day. The United States Marshals Museum (USMM) opened in Fort Smith, Arkansas, on July 1, 2023. The star-shaped, iconic structure is in a scene setting along the Arkansas River, where many deputies in the Old West crossed and forded. The wide-ranging exhibits are divided into educational sections: “A Changing Nation,” “Frontier Marshals,” “To Be A Marshal,” and “Modern Marshals.” Mix of traditional exhibits and interactive technology smoothly flow throughout the experience. The themes all flow from a central hub, “The Campfire,” which features four different time-themed deputies telling their accounts of service. The finished 53,000 square-foot museum also contains temporary exhibit space, an atrium, coffee shop, gift shop, and offices.