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.
Exhibitions & Dates
Cross Pollination: Heade, Cole, Church, and Our Contemporary Moment
Nov 20 2021 - Mar 21 2022
Explores pollination in nature, culture and artistic exchange, and the connection between art and science
Crystal Bridges: The First Decade
Jul 10 2021 - Sep 27 2021
40+ works of art from the collection, spanning the 19th century to the present
In American Waters
Nov 6 2021 - Jan 31 2022
Marine painting is revealed to be so much more than ship portraits
Diego Rivera’s America
Mar 2023 - Jul 2023
More than 170 works created between the early 1920s and the early 1940s
