Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Art museum · Bentonville ·
Art collection from Rockwell to Warhol in a striking setting
Art collection from Rockwell to Warhol in a striking setting
"I can explore Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, which has added two new galleries showcasing five centuries of American art across 114,000 square feet of new space, broadening the city's cultural appeal." - Arati Menon, Megan Spurrell
"Set in Bentonville, the museum has expanded with two new galleries that showcase five centuries of American art across 114,000 square feet of new space, broadening the city's cultural appeal and making it a strong indoor draw alongside the region's outdoor recreation." - Arati Menon
"Opened in 2011 by Walton’s family, this museum transformed the town into a major art destination by making a broad array of American masterpieces — from Norman Rockwell to Mark Rothko — available to the public free of charge; its Moshe Safdie–designed spaces and notable acquisitions (including a large Jeff Koons hanging-heart sculpture) have steadily expanded the town’s cultural profile and tourism draw, and the institution also houses a celebrated restaurant that ties artful ambiance to regional cooking." - Emily Blackshear
"Casting her curatorial net (and considerable wealth) far and wide, Alice Walton gathered centuries of exceptional American art, from the Colonial era up to the present." - Travel + Leisure Editors
"In Northwest Arkansas I was impressed by Crystal Bridges Museum of Art, which the text describes as having one of the best collections in the nation, if not the world, focusing on American works like those by Andy Warhol and Frank Lloyd Wright." - Matthew Kepnes