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Crystal Bridges Brings New Arts Experiences with Crystal, Lights, and Halloween Events in October

Crystal Bridges Brings New Arts Experiences with Crystal, Lights, and Halloween Events in October

Guests walk under light arch at night
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Announces New Acquisitions: Artworks by Kehinde Wiley, Jordan Casteel, Henry Ossawa Tanner, and Works from the Gordon W. Bailey Collection

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Announces New Acquisitions: Artworks by Kehinde Wiley, Jordan Casteel, Henry Ossawa Tanner, and Works from the Gordon W. Bailey Collection

Left: Kehinde Wiley, Portrait of a Florentine Nobleman; Right: Clementine Hunter, Baptism
Crystal Bridges Offers Speakers, Concerts, and the Final Weeks of Summer Exhibitions in September

Crystal Bridges Offers Speakers, Concerts, and the Final Weeks of Summer Exhibitions in September

Guests sitting in lawn chairs in the woods beside an artwork for concerts
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Announces Fall Offerings: Crystals in Art, North Forest Lights, and an Infinity Mirrored Room

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Announces Fall Offerings: Crystals in Art, North Forest Lights, and an Infinity Mirrored Room

Color paper lanterns hanging in a mirrored room
Crystal Bridges Celebrates the End of Summer with Festivals, Exhibitions, and More

Crystal Bridges Celebrates the End of Summer with Festivals, Exhibitions, and More

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Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Announces the Opening Date for the Momentary and Unveils 2020 Exhibition Lineup

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Announces the Opening Date for the Momentary and Unveils 2020 Exhibition Lineup

Left: Allison Glenn, Middle: Lauren Haynes, Right: Alejo Benedetti
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Announces Staff Hires to Support New Contemporary Art Space, the Momentary

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Announces Staff Hires to Support New Contemporary Art Space, the Momentary

Left: Neal Johnson, Middle: Emily Neuman, Right: Erin Anson Ellis
Crystal Bridges Continues Summer Exhibitions, Concerts and More this July

Crystal Bridges Continues Summer Exhibitions, Concerts and More this July

Neon polyhedra and glass-fiber art outdoors
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Announces the Completion of Year One for the Windgate School Partnership Program

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Announces the Completion of Year One for the Windgate School Partnership Program

Crystal Bridges education staff with Windgate representatives
Crystal Bridges Brings the Summer Heat this June with New Exhibitions, Concerts, and Parties

Crystal Bridges Brings the Summer Heat this June with New Exhibitions, Concerts, and Parties

Spencer Finch, Back to Kansas

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Debuts Two New Summer Exhibitions: Nature’s Nation and Color Field

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Debuts Two New Summer Exhibitions: Nature’s Nation and Color Field

Alexandre Hogue, Crucified Land
Nature’s Nation, Workshops, and a Vietnam Veterans Memorial Replica Come to Crystal Bridges in May

Nature’s Nation, Workshops, and a Vietnam Veterans Memorial Replica Come to Crystal Bridges in May

Thomas Moran, Lower Falls, Yellowstone Park, 1893.
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Announces Chief Curator

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Announces Chief Curator

Austen Barron Bailly

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Announces New Developments for its State of the Art Exhibition

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Announces New Developments for its State of the Art Exhibition

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Crystal Bridges Announces the Summer of Art, Nature, and Color in the Forest, Galleries, and Beyond

Crystal Bridges Announces the Summer of Art, Nature, and Color in the Forest, Galleries, and Beyond

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Spring Has Sprung at Crystal Bridges with Outdoor Programs, Celebrations, and Distinguished Speakers in April

Spring Has Sprung at Crystal Bridges with Outdoor Programs, Celebrations, and Distinguished Speakers in April

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The Momentary Announces Artist-in-Residence Program and 2019 Spring Artists

The Momentary Announces Artist-in-Residence Program and 2019 Spring Artists

Ebony G. Patterson (left) Will Rawls (middle) Flutronix (right)
Crystal Bridges Blossoms in March with Blooms, Distinguished Speakers, and Women’s History

Crystal Bridges Blossoms in March with Blooms, Distinguished Speakers, and Women’s History

Floral arrangement with museum restaurant and coffee bar in background
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Announces Key Appointments and New Positions

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Announces Key Appointments and New Positions

Left: Makele Ndessokia, Middle: Diane Carroll, Right: Clay Bakker

Superman and Wonder Woman Have Landed at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art with the Debut of Men of Steel, Women of Wonder

Superman and Wonder Woman Have Landed at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art with the Debut of Men of Steel, Women of Wonder

Jason Bard Yarmosky , Wintered Fields
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