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Fall Break Fun

Class/Workshop Party
Museum-wide
FREE
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Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art will be closed Monday, May 13, to prepare for the visit of Antiques Roadshow. We will return to normal hours of operation Wednesday, May 15.

Get ready for fall family fun at the museum!

A family sits at a table in the Modern Art Galleries making art together
Photo by Marc F. Henning Family Sunday: The Big Draw event on Oct. 2, 2016, at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Ark.

Join us for unique themed activities each afternoon and make warm memories with your family, friends, and community throughout your fall break.

With a variety of free family activities every day of the break, visitors of all ages can enjoy creating, dancing, playing, and finding inspiration in nature and art.

Free, no tickets required. Drop by anytime from 1 to 4 p.m.

Activities by Day

Saturday, November 18

10 AM – 4 PM
  • Durand & Estes Studios | Drop-In Artmaking: Fall Flip Books
  • The Studio | Teen Mentorship Program: Photography Showcase
  • Garrison Lobby | Fall Feelings Gallery Bingo
1 – 4 PM
  • Bellows & Cassatt Rooms | Family Story Time with Fayetteville Public Library
  • Walker Landing | Children’s Performer Candy Lee

Sunday, November 19

10 AM – 4 PM
  • Durand & Estes Studios | Drop-In Artmaking Fall Nature Creatures
  • The Studio | Teen Mentorship Program: Photography Showcase
  • Main Galleries | Gallery Bingo: Fall Feelings
1 – 4 PM
  • Bellows & Cassatt Rooms | Creating Fall Arrangements with Althea Wiles

Monday, November 20

11 AM – 1 PM
  • Durand & Estes Studios | Drop-In Artmaking: Fall Nature Creatures
11 AM – 4 PM
  • Garrison Lobby | Nature Scavenger Hunt
  • Walker Landing | Drop-in Artmaking: Sun Prints
  • The Studio | Teen Mentorship Program: Photography Showcase
1 – 4 PM
  • Bellows & Cassatt Rooms | Ozark Natural Science Center Guided Nature Walk
  • Durand & Estes Studios | Family Activity: Trails & Grounds

Tuesday, November 21

  • Museum Closed

Wednesday, November 22

11 AM – 4 PM
  • Durand & Estes Studios | Drop-In Artmaking: Crayon Resist Watercolors
  • Walker Landing | Chalking
  • The Studio | Teen Mentorship Program: Photography Showcase
1 – 4 PM
  • Walker Landing | Yoga with Yoga Story

Thursday, November 23

  • Museum Closed for Thanksgiving

Friday, November 24

11 AM – 4 PM
  • Durand & Estes Studios | Drop-In Artmaking: Scrapbook/Collage
  • Garrison Lobby | Fall Feelings Gallery Bingo
  • Main Galleries | Gallery Games
  • The Studio | Teen Mentorship Program: Photography Showcase
  • Lower Lobby | Board Games Bar
1 – 4 PM
  • Walker Landing | Arkansas Philharmonic Youth Orchestra

Saturday, November 25

10 AM – 4 PM
  • Durand  & Estes Studios | Drop-In Artmaking: Fall Mobiles
  • Garrison Lobby | Nature Scavenger Hunt
  • The Studio | Teen Mentorship Program: Photography Showcase
1 – 4 PM
  • Walker Landing | Square Dancing with Steve Green and Ozark Footsong

Sunday, November 26
Photography Family Day

10 AM – 3 PM
  • Museum-wide | Selfie Stations presented by Arts One Presents
  • Museum-wide | Selfie Scavenger Hunt
  • Durand & Estes Studios | Drop-In Artmaking: Fall Mobiles
  • Great Hall and Walker Landing | Photography Dance with Ra-Ve Cultural Foundation
  • Great Hall and Walker Landing | Photographer Demonstrations
  • Bellows and Cassatt Rooms | Artmaking
  • Durand and Estes Studios | Artmaking: Instax Camera Photo Frames
  • The Studio | Teen Mentorship Program: Photography Showcase
  • The Studio | Family Photobooth
  • Lower Lobby | Portrait Drawing with NWA Caricatures