A world-class collection of American art, stunning architecture, and 120 acres of Ozark forest with five miles of trails. Admission to the museum is always free.
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Trails and Grounds open daily sunrise to sunset.
Multisensory materials such as scents and objects that represented items found in the works of art were passed around for participants on some of the tour stops. Sounds like ocean…
We’re kicking off #ArtistatCB with Jessica Pezalla, an artist and designer featured in the new focused exhibition The Garden!
The collections management team has always jokingly made reference to “Ms. Crystal, the ghost of Crystal Bridges”: an impish phantom whom we credit with the odd late-night shenanigans some of…
Monica Thomas is a dancer, choreographer, actor, and filmmaker currently living in Chicago, but she’s also a proud Fayetteville, Arkansas, native. During the first week of August, she returns to…
Crystal Bridges’ High School Internship program, now in its second year, is currently in session. The program, funded by a grant from the Walton Family Foundation, brings ten minority students…
Most of the time, you can’t touch art. It kind of sucks, because art is so beautiful! It just hangs there, so luscious and lovely, under a halo of golden…
Today’s post was prepared for us by Kiara Page, a summer intern for Crystal Bridges’ Public Programs department. This summer I got the opportunity to work as an intern…
The Museum’s Access and Inclusive Programs division collaborates with individuals and organizations in the community to develop dynamic and inclusive Museum experiences, including a series of programs with adult English…
How do you practice guiding tours through a building that isn’t built yet? It’s a question that was troubling Alyssa Wilson, Crystal Bridges’ Guide Program Manager. Although the Bachman-Wilson House is…
Another community activity within the app is tours. Of course there are the tours created by the Museum, but in this app we have also included the ability for you…
February 12 is the birthday of Abstract Expressionist painter Joan Mitchell (1925-1992). Everything about Mitchell’s privileged early life and academic career might have suggested a smooth path to an early successful…
Today we present another guest blog post: this time by State of the Art artist Kristen Cliffel. Cliffel participated in the Museum’s Symposium in November, and returns to Crystal Bridges…
Cooler weather is upon us, and many of us, including me, treasure those last warm days of the year. As an Art Instructor for a museum that has over 3.5…
College students are involved at Crystal Bridges on a number of different levels. 1) The Museum actively seeks to recruit students as volunteers. 2) Our College Ambassador program offers students from many…
