Nov 11, 2024 Photo Courtesy Jared Sorrells for Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Download high-resolution images. BENTONVILLE, Ark. — In celebration of Veteran’s Day and the museum’s 13th birthday, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art announced today it will offer free admission to its temporary exhibition, Knowing the West, to veterans, active-duty military, and their families. Presented by Cox Mobile, Cox Communications has partnered with Crystal Bridges to extend this offer from Veteran’s Day, November 11, through December 31. “On behalf of the more than 300 Arkansas-based Cox employees, including many among them who have served honorably, we are grateful for the opportunity for Cox Mobile to extend free visitation to veterans to Knowing the West through the end of December,” said Cox Arkansas Vice President Tina Gabbard. “Cox Mobile and Cox Communications are all about connecting communities and we couldn’t think of a better partner than Crystal Bridges to help honor our nation’s service members.” Knowing the West is the first major traveling exhibition to embrace the American West as more inclusive, complex, and reflective of the diverse peoples who contributed to art and life there. The exhibition presents more than 120 historic works by Native American and non-Native American artists, including textiles, baskets, paintings, pottery, sculpture, beadwork, saddles, and prints. Whether informed by lived experience or popular culture, Americans often feel they “know the West.” Knowing the West honors and expands these impressions. Knowing the West is on view at Crystal Bridges from September 14, 2024, through January 27, 2025. Tickets to the exhibition are $12 for adults. Tribal citizens, museum members, SNAP participants, veterans, and youth 18 and under are free. This new Cox Mobile offer extends the free veterans’ and active-duty military tickets to their families through the end of 2024. Knowing the West is supported by a planning grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and by Terra Foundation for American Art. The exhibition is sponsored by The Coca-Cola Company, Christie’s, Goldman Sachs, Becky and Bob Alexander, Blakeman’s Fine Jewelry, Rhonda and Harrison French, Brenda and Willie Godwin, Hachem Investments, Valorie and Randy Lawson | Lawco Energy Group, Esther Silver-Parker, Sarah and Jeff Teague | Citizens Bank, Susan and Jim von Gremp, Andrea and Jeremy Wilson, Deborah Wright, and Shari and Lamar Steiger. ### About Cox Communications Cox Communications is committed to creating meaningful moments of human connection through technology. As the largest private broadband company in America, we operate fiber-powered networks in more than 30 states, providing connections and advanced managed IT and cloud services for nearly seven million homes and businesses nationwide. We’re dedicated to empowering others to build a better future and celebrate diverse products, people, suppliers, communities and the characteristics that make each one unique. Cox Communications is the largest division of Cox Enterprises, a family-owned business founded in 1898 by Governor James M. Cox. The commercial division of Cox Communications, Cox Business, provides a broad commercial solutions portfolio, including advanced managed IT, cloud and fiber-based network solutions that support connected environments, unique hospitality experiences and diverse applications for nearly 370,000 businesses nationwide. For more information, please visit www.coxbusiness.com. About Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art The mission of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is to welcome all to celebrate the American spirit in a setting that unites the power of art with the beauty of nature. Since opening in 2011, the museum has welcomed more than 12.2 million visitors across its spaces, with no cost for admission. Crystal Bridges was founded in 2005 as a non-profit charitable organization by arts patron and philanthropist, Alice Walton. The collection spans five centuries of American masterworks from early American to current day and is enhanced by temporary exhibitions. The museum is nestled on 120 acres of Ozark landscape and was designed by world-renowned architect Moshe Safdie. A rare Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house was preserved and relocated to the museum grounds in 2015. Crystal Bridges offers public programs including lectures, performances, classes, and teacher development opportunities. Some 418,375 school children have participated in the Willard and Pat Walker School Visit program, which provides educational experiences for school groups at no cost to the schools. Additional museum amenities include a restaurant, gift store, library, and five miles of art and walking trails. In February 2020, the museum opened the Momentary in Downtown Bentonville (507 SE E Street), conceived as a platform for the art, food, and music of our time. In 2026, Crystal Bridges will complete a nearly 100,000 square foot expansion that will allow the museum to expand access for all. For more information, visit CrystalBridges.org. The museum is located at 600 Museum Way, Bentonville, Arkansas 72712. Media Contact: media@crystalbridges.org.
