Crystal Bridges illuminates America's artistic heritage through an ever-expanding permanent collection of American art and temporary exhibitions.
The collection includes American masterworks as well as lesser-known pieces from the Colonial era to contemporary work, in many different media. Sculpture is displayed in the interior galleries as well as along the outdoor trails.
Chrystal Bridges is known for its architectural interest. The museum itself is housed in a distinctive structure, designed by architect Moshe Safdie; and the Frank Lloyd Wright Bachman-Wilson House is now located on the campus and open to visitors (advance reservations required). The 120 acre campus of native Ozark forest and three miles of nature trails are also notable.
Read our Art Things Considered travel blog article about Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.
Please check the museum website for updated exhibition information. Scheduling may have been modified as a result of the temporary museum closure.
Five architecture firms each designed and fabricated a 500 square-foot prototype home
90 garments and accessories selected from across two centuries of American fashion
20 x 20 x 20-foot, "living greenhouse" outdoor sculpture
Pattern in a balance between chaos and control
150+ of Rivera’s paintings, frescoes, and drawings from the 1920s to the mid-1940s
The experience of being neither here nor there