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Welcome to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art’s online news and media room. Members of the media may view and download information about the museum, exhibitions, and programs, as well as download high-resolution images.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Zooms in to Bentonville

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Zooms in to Bentonville

Diego Rivera’s America Presents the Most In-Depth Look at the Legendary Artist’s Work in More than Twenty Years

Diego Rivera’s America Presents the Most In-Depth Look at the Legendary Artist’s Work in More than Twenty Years

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Announces 2023 Exhibition Lineup

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Announces 2023 Exhibition Lineup

Crystal Bridges Awards Fourth Prestigious 2022 Don Tyson Prize to Creative Pioneer Deborah Willis, Ph.D.

Crystal Bridges Awards Fourth Prestigious 2022 Don Tyson Prize to Creative Pioneer Deborah Willis, Ph.D.

The 2022 Don Tyson Prize for the Advancement of American Art Presented to NYU Professor Deborah Willis, Ph.D., by Alice Walton Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, at New York University in New York. (Photo by Diane Bondareff)

Architecture at Home provides commentary on America’s housing system, offering hope and ideas for the future that are attainable, inclusive and human-centric. 

Architecture at Home provides commentary on America’s housing system, offering hope and ideas for the future that are attainable, inclusive and human-centric. 

Two people walk along a paved trail lined with trees and grass. A small and angular pink house and other structures are visible among the trees ahead of them.

Crystal Bridges Announces Public Talks and Programming with Renowned Speakers for We the People: The Radical Notion of Democracy  

Crystal Bridges Announces Public Talks and Programming with Renowned Speakers for We the People: The Radical Notion of Democracy  

Listening Forest Exhibition Will Use Interactive Art to Create Spaces of Connection

Listening Forest Exhibition Will Use Interactive Art to Create Spaces of Connection

People stand on a bridge at night looking out onto a ravine lit with bright blue and purple lights.

Crystal Bridges Explores Diverse Origins and Future of American Fashion in Fashioning America: Grit to Glamour

Crystal Bridges Explores Diverse Origins and Future of American Fashion in Fashioning America: Grit to Glamour

A floor-length red and pink dress with a rectangle pattern and a red wide brim hat worn by a model with fair skin and dark hair.

Crystal Bridges to explore the U.S. Constitution through art in new exhibition We the People: The Radical Notion of Democracy

Crystal Bridges to explore the U.S. Constitution through art in new exhibition We the People: The Radical Notion of Democracy

A painting of seven people with dark complexions each raising a fist in the air and wearing tan, blue, black, and green robes. The background is red and black and the painting has many sharp lines.
Ground-breaking gift from Alice L. Walton Foundation expands Crystal Bridges’ ‘Commitment to Future Arts Leaders’

Ground-breaking gift from Alice L. Walton Foundation expands Crystal Bridges’ ‘Commitment to Future Arts Leaders’

A group of young people pose smiling in an art gallery between a curved wall of windows and a large work of art with varied shapes protruding from the wall
A new exhibition celebrates a century of southern Black art and music at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

A new exhibition celebrates a century of southern Black art and music at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

A large structure of stacked black speakers, black megaphones and black cylinders towers next to a white wall
KC Hurst Joins Crystal Bridges as Chief Marketing, Communications, and Digital Officer

KC Hurst Joins Crystal Bridges as Chief Marketing, Communications, and Digital Officer

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Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Announces Board Leadership Transition

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Announces Board Leadership Transition

Olivia Walton
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Celebrates 10 Years of Expanded Arts Access in the Heartland

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Celebrates 10 Years of Expanded Arts Access in the Heartland

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Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and the Momentary Announce New Leadership Hires

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and the Momentary Announce New Leadership Hires

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Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Receives $10 Million Gift from the Pamela and Wayne Garrison Family Foundation to Support Family Experiences

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Receives $10 Million Gift from the Pamela and Wayne Garrison Family Foundation to Support Family Experiences

Garrison Lobby and Museum Store

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Announces the Debut of Crystal Bridges at 10

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Announces the Debut of Crystal Bridges at 10

Group of women dressed as clowns hang gold-hued lanterns, which glow against the blue night sky
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Announces the 2022 Exhibition Lineup

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Announces the 2022 Exhibition Lineup

Converse style high-heeled sneakers with Native American beaded designs on the sides
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Announces 2021 Focus Exhibitions and a New Outdoor Installation

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Announces 2021 Focus Exhibitions and a New Outdoor Installation

Clementine Hunter, Baptism
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Reveals Plans for Major Expansion Designed by Safdie Architects

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Reveals Plans for Major Expansion Designed by Safdie Architects

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