Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

Date Visited : September 2025 | Opening Times: M & W 11:00 - 18:00 Th & Fr 11:00 - 20:00 Sat & Sun 10:00 18:00 | Cost: Free | Website

Located: Bentonville, Arkansas, USA

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First opened in 2011 on 11/11, founded by Alice Walton and designed by Moshe Safdie. Designed to blend with nature you'll find multiple places to access nature through out the museums. On one of the bridges, to allow it to be floor to ceiling windows the art is stored in giant boxes in the center to protect it without limiting the access to nature. Check out the scale model on the lower level by the bathrooms for a really lovely view of the whole complex and how it blends in with nature.

Also on site is a house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright moved from New Jersey piece by piece to sit on site at the Museum. Self guided and guided tours are available both for an additional cost.

The museum sits on 134 acres and has 3.5 miles of trails which I'd recommend walking on at least one of them.

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