Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Art museum · Bentonville ·
American art collection, striking architecture, lush 120-acre grounds
American art collection, striking architecture, lush 120-acre grounds
"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
"Bentonville’s cultural engine is expanding by 114,000 square feet with new galleries and educational spaces, a leap that will touch everything from how the collection hangs to how audiences engage—proof this former company town has fully bloomed into an art destination." - Travel + Leisure Editors Travel + Leisure Editors Since 1971, Travel + Leisure editors have followed one mission: to inform, inspire, and guide travelers to have deeper, more meaningful experiences. T+L's editors have traveled to countries all over the world, having flown, sailed, road tripped, and taken the train countless miles. They've visited small towns and big cities, hidden gems and popular destinations, beaches and mountains, and everything in between. With a breadth of knowledge about destinations around the globe, air travel, cruises, hotels, food and drinks, outdoor adventure, and more, they are able to take their real-world experience and provide readers with tried-and-tested trip ideas, in-depth intel, and inspiration at every point of a journey. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"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
