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Digital Guide and Audio Tours

Digital Guide

Thanks for Being Part of Our Journey

After years of serving millions of users, we’re entering a new chapter in our digital experience. While our current apps will no longer be supported going forward, we’re excited to introduce you to the next evolution of the digital Crystal Bridges experience.

What This Means
1. Our existing mobile applications will be removed from the app stores on December 31, 2024.
2. Installed apps will remain on your devices; however no new content will be added, and existing content will become unavailable at some future date.

Your Next Steps
Download the Bloomberg Connects app using the store links below to access our new digital guide. Coming November 25: After installing the app search for Crystal Bridges Museum.

A Special Thanks
The success of our apps, including the awards and recognition we’ve received over the years, wouldn’t have been possible without your support, feedback, and loyalty. We’re grateful for every one of you that has been part of this journey.

We’re confident you’ll love our new platform even more.

Apple: Available on the App Store Get it on Google play

Audio Tours

Below you can enjoy several of our audio tours directly on your device.

Alice Walton Talks Art / Alice Walton habla sobre arte

Older woman with gray hair, large brown glasses, red blazer, white background.
Alice Walton

In this exciting audio tour, walk through Crystal Bridges with Alice Walton as she shares personal stories and thoughts about the acquisitions, artists, and subjects of some of her favorite artworks in the collection.

En este emocionante recorrido de audio, camine por Crystal Bridges junto a Alice Walton mientras le comparte sus historias y pensamientos personales sobre adquisiciones, artistas y los temas de algunas de sus obras de arte favoritas de la colección.

Collection Conversations / Conversaciones sobre la colección

Wall display of
Nari Ward, We the People (black version), 2015, shoelaces, 96 in. × 27 ft. (243.8 × 823 cm). Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

This audio tour highlights key artworks in each of the museum’s collection galleries. Hear from current museum curators and staff along the way.

Esta audioguía presentará obras de arte claves de nuestra coleccion permanente.

Verbal Description

Person using a white cane and being guided through a gallery.

In keeping with Crystal Bridges’ mission to welcome all, the museum developed this verbal description audio tour of several works of art in the collection that can be used by visitors with all levels of sight.

The Art of Architecture / El arte de la arquitectura

Modern architectural complex with curved roofs amid greenery, encircling a reflective water body.

This indoor tour, led by Dylan Turk, special projects editor, architecture and design, guides you through key architectural features of Crystal Bridges’ iconic building, designed by Moshe Safdie.

Este recorrido le presenta a la arquitectura icónica del museo, diseñado por Moshe Safdie.

Frank Lloyd Wright Bachman-Wilson House / Casa Bachman Wilson de Frank Lloyd Wright

Modernist home with flat roof, glass, wood, surrounded by greenery, emphasizing horizontal lines.
Bachman-Wilson House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. ©Tarantino Studio 2013

This tour, led by Dylan Turk, special projects editor, architecture and design, highlights important architectural elements and unique features of the house.

Este tour destaca importantes elementos arquitectónicos y características únicas de la casa.

Plants

Tree with large white blossoms
Venus Dogwood

Most of the plants at Crystal Bridges are native to our region. Others are cultivars of native species bred to provide a wide variety of bloom, foliage, and color from spring through fall.

English

Butterflies

Cluster of orange and black butterflies on a plant with white blossoms

Butterfly expert Lori Spencer shares information on butterflies and moths that are commonly found on the Crystal Bridges’ grounds.

Birds

Woodpecker on side of tree with head held back from the tree
Pileated Woodpecker. Photo by Allison Raley.

From songbirds to raptors, there are a number of birds that can be found on the grounds of Crystal Bridges.

Mammals and Reptiles

Two fawns with spots graze on grass by a pathway, surrounded by greenery.

Learn about the wildlife that live on the grounds of Crystal Bridges.