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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Museum & Buildings
Trails and Grounds open daily sunrise to sunset.
Durand was among the co-founders of the New York Drawing Association (later the National Academy of Design), and served as president of the institution for 16 years, beginning in 1845.…
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…
Today is the birthday of Andy Warhol, born August 6, 1928. Late in 2013, Crystal Bridges received a remarkable gift from Arkansas donor Martha Sutherland—a painting she purchased from the…
Paik’s robot sculpture carries a basket with books, CDs, wood mushrooms, and chessmen. The chess figures very likely refer to Cage’s 1944 composition, Chess Pieces, which he designed as a…
The month of July marks the 82nd birthday anniversary of Nam June Paik (1932-2006), one of the most significant “global artists” in Crystal Bridges’ collection. A major work by Paik,…
Crystal Bridges’ Education Department offers art education not only for K-12 students and the public at large, but also for a variety of educators: from public and private K-12 teachers, to homeschool…
Early summer is fawn season in the Ozarks. Many of the female deer that inhabit Crystal Bridges’ grounds are tending to their babies. This can lead to some consternation among…
Visitors who have been in our Colonial and Early Nineteenth-Century Art Gallery recently have probably noticed several changes: the Museum is currently installing a new exhibition in the small gallery…
In Crystal Bridges’ Colonial and Early Nineteenth-Century Art Gallery you will find two portraits of Ottoe chiefs painted by Charles Bird King ca. 1822-24. This pair of portraits are part…
Forming a loop from the Tulip Tree Trail, Crystal Spring Trail offers access to the living heart of Crystal Bridges’ grounds: the natural spring for which the Museum is named.…
