Art & Exhibitions
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Step into vibrant and varied stories told through American art at Crystal Bridges, where expansive galleries, breathtaking architecture, and 120 acres of Ozark forest await.
From historical masterworks to contemporary gems, and classic art exhibitions to cutting-edge immersive experiences, there’s no shortage of inspiration around every corner—all with free general admission.
Crystal Bridges’ Art Collection
Our permanent collection spans centuries and styles, collectively offering a superb overview of American art and important perspectives on culture, creativity, and the world around us. Treasured works from the colonial era to today don’t just adorn our walls—they breathe life into every space on our campus, from the interior galleries to our outdoor trails. For guided audio tours and insights into the works on view, download the Bloomberg Connects app.
The galleries are updated regularly with new acquisitions and rotating artwork selections from our vault, meaning there’s always something fresh to discover in person. Want to explore it all? Check out our full collection in our online collection database.
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Exhibitions & Installations
Guests can enjoy a year-round schedule of thought-provoking temporary exhibitions, installations, and experiences organized by Crystal Bridges—some of which are ticketed, but all of which members receive free admission to. These include traveling shows as well as special presentations of artworks from our own collection and those of other museums.
Read on for a glimpse of what’s showing now, or explore our past exhibitions.
On View Now
Featured
Time Loop by Klip Collective: A Forest Light Experience
September 4, 2024 – January 5, 2025
$25 ($20/members, other discounts available)
Designed exclusively for the museum’s North Forest, this outdoor, site-responsive experience features six immersive installations designed by Philadelphia studio Klip Collective.
Knowing the West
September 14, 2024 – January 27, 2025
$12 (Free for members, other discounts available.)
The first major traveling exhibition to focus on the coexistence of art created between 1785 and 1922 by Native American and non-Native American artists, Knowing the West celebrates the American West.
More to Explore
American Sunrise: Indigenous Art at Crystal Bridges
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- Contemporary Art Gallery
Art Experiences
Yayoi Kusama Flowers
On View Now
Free, no ticket required.
Created by Yayoi Kusama, these massively scaled, fantastical flowers delight and astonish with their splashes of hypnotic color and distinctive polka-dots.
Yayoi Kusama - Infinity Mirrored Room – My Heart is Dancing into the Universe
On View – Permanent Collection
Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirrored Room is now open once again in the Crystal Bridges collection.
Skyspace
On View – Permanent Collection
Precisely crafted from native stone, Turrell’s Skyspace, The Way of Color, provides a view of the sky altered by stunning lighting effects at dawn and dusk that change with the light outside, creating a unique experience for each viewer.
Upcoming
KAWS: FAMILY
March 15 – July 28, 2025
Tickets coming soon.
Since the late 90s, KAWS began creating a cast of characters that populate his work. Seen together, they become their own KAWS family. The exhibition takes its title and thematic jumping-off point from the artist’s sculpture, FAMILY(2021), which features four of KAWS’s characters posed as a nuclear family.
Get in the Game: Sports, Art, Culture
September 13, 2025 – January 26, 2026
Tickets coming soon.
From the Olympics to the local recreation league, sports are a highly personal and inexhaustible subject for many contemporary artists and designers, who respond to the inner drive of the athlete, the almost religious fervor of the fan, and the tension between individuals and systems that govern how games are played, and who gets to play them.
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