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.
Planning a visit to Crystal Bridges this spring? Use this guide to learn what’s on and what to expect this season.
We have something for all types of learners. From educator resources to family activities to scholars, find what speaks to you and engage with us.
There’s more to the museum than just the galleries— come enjoy hands-on creative fun with art classes for all ages and experience levels..
Crystal Bridges members receive year-round perks, invitations to member-only events, travel opportunities, and more!
Museum & Buildings
Trails and Grounds open daily sunrise to sunset.
Learn about the museum’s newly digitized Artist Letters and Manuscripts collection.
Rare Books and Artist Letters Inspired by In American Waters
Tyson Scholar Amy Torbert is a little more than half way through her nine-month research residency at Crystal Bridges. For today’s post, she takes time off from her dissertation to offer an…
Today is National Ask an Archivist Day! So we thought we’d ask Crystal Bridges’ Archivist and Cataloger, Valerie Sallis, to provide some information about archives in general and the growing Crystal…
Fish Stories is a temporary exhibition featuring 20 color prints from Game Fishes of the United States, 1879 -1880, illustrated by Samuel A. Kilbourne (1836-1881), which is in the collection of the…
Interaction of Color includes a number of color plates that demonstrate the points Albers makes in his lessons. He also encouraged students to collect swatches of colored paper to experiment…
Working at Crystal Bridges, it is indeed a privilege to be surrounded by such natural beauty and great works of art. Every day, we are given the opportunity to learn…
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.…
Today’s post is brought to you by guest blogger Kirk Dandridge, Jr., MD. Kirk is a retired surgeon and a current architecture buff and volunteer in Crystal Bridges’ Library. In…
I am often surprised to run across lovely illustrations of the holiday season in books and other Crystal Bridges’ library materials. On the other hand, it really isn’t that unusual…
Part I: The Trip Out One of the most recent changes in Crystal Bridges’ Early Nineteenth-Century Gallery is the new exhibition of Karl Bodmer’s hand-colored aquatint prints. While the previous…
