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Crystal Bridges will close early at 4 PM on Friday, May 3, to prepare for the VIP Premiere of The Portal: An Art Experience by Jewel. Lunch will be served in the Great Hall on Friday. The Coffee Bar and select galleries will close at 3 PM.
New Podcast Episode! The Art of Installation
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New Podcast Episode! The Art of Installation

Art & Collection
Assistant Preparator Drew Divilbiss   The Prep Team is a tribe of multi-talented skilled workers who bustle about the museum, sometimes shepherding artworks, sometimes operating machinery or ferrying ladders and…
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#ArtistatCB: Alyson Shotz
Alyson Shotz with her artwork

#ArtistatCB: Alyson Shotz

At the Museum
At Crystal Bridges, we’re committed to exploring the unfolding story of America. Through the 2014 State of the Art: Discovering American Art Now exhibition, the museum introduced 102 artists who…
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What Do You See in The Garden?
The Garden exhibition

What Do You See in The Garden?

Exhibitions
The Garden exhibition, located between the Early American and Modern Art Galleries, takes you on a journey exploring flowers in different contexts to celebrate the connection between art, design, nature,…
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New Podcast Episode! Museum in Bloom
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New Podcast Episode! Museum in Bloom

Art & Collection

The third episode of our podcast series, Museum Way, is available now! Read this episode’s transcript   Subscribe Now! Subscribe to be the first to listen, and head over to…

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#ArtistatCB: Jessica Pezalla
Jessica Pezalla with her work

#ArtistatCB: Jessica Pezalla

At the Museum Exhibitions

We’re kicking off #ArtistatCB with Jessica Pezalla, an artist and designer featured in the new focused exhibition The Garden!

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About Martin
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

About Martin

Exhibitions

April 4 marks the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination. To commemorate this day, admission is free to Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power. In…

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Giant Bunny Spotted on Museum Grounds
Tony Tassett, Deer

Giant Bunny Spotted on Museum Grounds

A startling discovery was made early this morning as our Protection Services team monitored cameras along the museum trails and grounds. Alongside Tony Tassett’s 12-foot-tall Deer in the North Forest was…

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New Podcast Episode! Virtual Reality + Soul of a Nation
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New Podcast Episode! Virtual Reality + Soul of a Nation

Art & Collection
  In the second half of the episode, we talk with Curator of Contemporary Art Lauren Haynes and Senior Museum Educator Moira Anderson about Soul of a Nation: Art in…
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Soul of a Nation Focus: Art Is… by Lorraine O’Grady
Lorraine O’Grady

Soul of a Nation Focus: Art Is… by Lorraine O’Grady

Exhibitions
  A conceptual artist, performer and critic, O’Grady’s early work involved guerilla infiltration five years before the Guerilla Girls – a group of feminist artist that broadcasted inequality through unauthorized…
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Soul of a Nation. Jae and Wadsworth Jarrell: Partners in Life and Art
Soul of a Nation exhibition

Soul of a Nation. Jae and Wadsworth Jarrell: Partners in Life and Art

Exhibitions
  Their works Revolutionary, by Wadsworth, and Revolutionary Suit, by Jae, are displayed together in Soul of a Nation, even though they were created three years apart and only indirectly…
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Soul of a Nation: An Interview with Carolyn Mims Lawrence
Carolyn Mims Lawrence

Soul of a Nation: An Interview with Carolyn Mims Lawrence

Exhibitions
Carolyn Mims Lawrence was one of the artists who contributed to The Wall of Respect, a mural created in 1967 at the corner of  43rd Street and Langley Avenue in…
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Backstory: Robert Seldon Duncanson (1821-1872)
Robert Seldon Duncanson

Backstory: Robert Seldon Duncanson (1821-1872)

Art & Collection
Imagine the difficulty of supporting yourself as a biracial artist in the United States prior to the Civil War. Robert Seldon Duncanson did just this—establishing an artistic practice in Cincinnati,…
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Soul of a Nation: AfriCOBRA
Soul of a Nation exhibition

Soul of a Nation: AfriCOBRA

Exhibitions
  Our people are our standard for excellence. We strive for images inspired by African people—experience and images that African people can relate to directly without formal art training and/or…
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Praise Cornbread – Crescent Dragonwagon
Cornbread in cast iron skillet

Praise Cornbread – Crescent Dragonwagon

Culinary
People are passionate about their cornbread; and according to famed cookbook writer, Crescent Dragonwagon, “the only correct cornbread is the cornbread you grew up with…”  I concur, being that I’ve…
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An interview with artist Jack Whitten
Jack Whitten in his studio

An interview with artist Jack Whitten

Art & Collection

The team here at Crystal Bridges was saddened yesterday to learn of the death of Jack Whitten, American abstract artist. Whitten began his career making large-scale works for which he…

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Art in the Age of Black Power
Wadsworth Jarrell, Revolutionary

Art in the Age of Black Power

Exhibitions
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X may have had very different ideas of the best way to fight discrimination, oppression, and violence directed at African American people, but…
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One Family’s Focus on the Future
Dennis and Evelyn Shaw

One Family’s Focus on the Future

People & Community

“I don’t think much about the past. I think more about the future. I prefer to be thinking about what I want to be doing tomorrow.” – Dale Chihuly…

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New Artwork Looks Back At You
Artwork by Nina Chanel Abney

New Artwork Looks Back At You

Art & Collection
Crystal Bridges is delighted to present a brand-new artwork created just for our museum by artist Nina Chanel Abney. Nina was onsite at the museum creating this artwork for the…
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Titus Kaphar Amends History
Titus Kaphar, The Cost of Removal (detail)

Titus Kaphar Amends History

Art & Collection
    Kaphar sampled aspects from this painting in his rendering and then attached pieces of torn canvas with rusted nails in order to expose the hidden context of Andrew…
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Have a Chokecherry…and a Smile
Chokecherries - bright red berries amongst green leaves on a tree

Have a Chokecherry…and a Smile

Culinary
If you’re looking for something new to bring to the holiday dinner table this season, look no further than the chokecherry, also known as bitter-berry or Prunus virginiana, if you…
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