World-class art museum featuring a renowned collection of American artwork, architecturally distinctive gallery spaces, outdoor sculptures, and miles of scenic walking trails.
General Information
Thursday and Friday: 10am to 8pm
Tuesday: Closed
Trails and grounds are open daily from sunrise to sunset
Some special exhibitions and programs may require paid tickets
How to Get There
From Bentonville (1 mi): Head north toward Museum Way and follow posted signs to the museum entrance at 600 Museum Way.
Overview
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art's permanent collection features American art from the Colonial era to the contemporary period. All of the featured artists are United States citizens, though some spent most of their art careers in Europe. Notable works include a Charles Willson Peale portrait of George Washington as well as paintings by George Bellows, Jasper Cropsey, Asher Durand, Thomas Eakins, Marsden Hartley, Winslow Homer, Eastman Johnson, Charles Bird King, John La Farge, Stuart Davis, Romare Bearden, Norman Rockwell, Mary McCleary, Agnes Pelton, and Walton Ford. Also included are works by Chuck Close, Jasper Johns, Alfred Maurer, Jackson Pollock, Tom Wesselmann and Andrew Wyeth.
Sculpture also figures prominently in the collection, on view in interior galleries and along outdoor sculpture trails. Sculptors represented in the permanent collection include Vanessa German, Paul Manship, Roxy Paine, Mark di Suvero, and James Turrell.
In January 2014 Crystal Bridges acquired the Bachman-Wilson House by architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The New Jersey house was dismantled and relocated to Bentonville.
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