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.
Warhol’s Nature
July 4 – October 5, 2015
Drawn primarily from the extensive collections of The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, this exhibition will explore the artist’s surprising lifelong engagement with nature as subject matter. Although well known for his responsiveness to popular culture and advertising, Warhol simultaneously explored the natural world through his work, depicting landscapes, flora, and fauna in innovative and surprising ways. Organized by theme, the exhibition includes works from every decade of the Pop icon’s long career, from his earliest drawings as a commercial illustrator through his later paintings of flowers and wildlife. Visitors will have the opportunity to experience well-known artworks like Warhol’s Self-Portrait in his infamous fright wig overlaid with camouflage, the iconic Flowers series of the 1960s, and an interactive installation of his inflatable Clouds. Photographs, documents, and personal objects once owned by Warhol will offer further insight into this understudied yet vitally important strain of the artist’s career.
Warhol’s Nature was organized by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, in collaboration with The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, PA. The exhibition was curated by Crystal Bridges Curator Chad Alligood.
Bring home the full-color catalog for Warhol’s Nature, available for purchase now in Crystal Bridges’ Museum Store! This 65-page catalog features more than 50 color images of works from the exhibition, plus essays by exhibition curator Chad Alligood, Crystal Bridges; Michael Jay McClure, Associate Professor Art History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; and Matt Wrbican, Chief Archivist of The Andy Warhol Museum. Pick one up in the Museum Store, or call to order: (479) 657-2310
Music appears to have been important to Andy Warhol. However, given his breezy public posture and monosyllabic pronouncements, it is difficult to determine which music Warhol actually enjoyed and which music he played for effect.
Our Spotify playlist offers up music we know Warhol listened to, such as tracks by the Velvet Underground (the featured act in Warhol’s “Exploding Plastic Inevitable”), as well as a mix of culturally relevant tunes spanning the 1960s and 1970s.
Click Here to Listen! (A free Spotify account is required.)
“In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” –Andy Warhol
We’ve created a Wyeth & Warhol Selfie Booth where you can fashion your image with the flash of Warhol or the mystery of Wyeth. Recreate Wyeth’s Pumpkinhead – Self Portrait, or add some pop with Warhol’s signature style. Which will you choose?
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