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.
She has taught classes with the Arts with the Disabled Association (ADA) Hong Kong, and given lectures at the Kennedy Center’s Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disabilities conference and the…
Learn more about our community engagement work from 2019.
With Halloween upon us this week, here are some artworks in the museum’s collection that feel particularly spooky.
Updates to the Hydration Station The Hydration Station, located at the Shuttle Stop in the Additional Parking lot at Crystal Bridges, is getting a refreshed look, thanks to our partner,…
Learn about three new acquisitions seen in the Men of Steel, Women of Wonder exhibition.
Walker’s work in the Crystal Bridges collection, A Warm Summer Evening in 1863 (2008), is a reproduced etching from an 1863 issue of the newspaper Harper’s Weekly that documents the…
Learn more about the creator of North Forest Lights: Moment Factory.
No matter how many times you’ve walked through the Crystal Bridges permanent galleries, there is always something new to see. This season, we are particularly delighted to introduce Yayoi Kusama’s…
Missed Chalk Festival this weekend or weren’t able to make it back Sunday afternoon to see the finished products? We’ve got them all here for your viewing pleasure! 23 talented…
Rosie the Riveter Erica: If George Washington is the Albus Dumbledore of the Gryffindor paintings, Rosie is the Minerva McGonagall. This fierce portrait of Rosie as a…
Coca-Cola and Crystal Bridges have teamed up to promote initiatives that help museum guests be environmentally conscious. The Hydration Station, the Forest Concert Series presented on the Coca-Cola Stage, and the…
Color Field, our outdoor summer exhibition, features large, colorful sculptures against the backdrop of the North Forest that encourage us to consider the impact color has on our lives. One…
A few months ago, Senior Museum Educator and Accessibility Coordinator Kim Crowell traveled to Hong Kong to teach a two-day workshop about her process for creating touchable paintings–tactile, mixed media…
