Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Top Stories of 2024
Interest rates, the top business story of 2023, moderated in 2024, but insurance costs continued to skyrocket, sending last year’s No. 3 story to the top of this year’s annual list. read more >
Crystal Bridges Expansion Moves Toward Finish Line
The 114,056-SF expansion is two-thirds complete, adding exhibition, education and community spaces. Set for completion in 2026, it aims to enhance art displays and public engagement. read more >
by Jan Cottingham -
Crystal Bridges Museum Breaks Attendance Records in 2023
Attendance at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art has fully recovered from the pandemic, says its executive director, Rod Bigelow, with the museum recording its most visitors ever in 2023. read more >
Susan Peacock Named Chief Impact Officer at Crystal Bridges and the Momentary (Super Mover)
Peacock’s role will focus on strategic partnerships, key initiatives, revenue generation and mission-aligned collaborations. read more >
Discovering Arkansas: Census Bureau Estimates Show Rising Population
More than half of Arkansas’ 75 counties have seen their populations grow since 2020, and the state’s population is growing at close to 2%, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. read more >
by Marty Cook -
3 Join Alice Walton’s School of Medicine
Amy Wenger, Jonathan Brown and Alexia Riggs have been hired in key positions. read more >
Crystal Bridges and The Momentary Launch Wellness Festival
The four-day festival begins May 2 and is set during the opening of an immersive art exhibit by singer-songwriter Jewel. read more >
Empowering Communities: NWA Women Support Black Enterprises
Founded in 2019, Black Owned Northwest Arkansas is an organization that strives to create community and support Black-owned enterprises. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Bentonville Reports Record Tourism Revenue in 2022
The increase is a sign of the city's growing profile as a destination for outdoor recreation, the arts and more. read more >
Crystal Bridges Aims to Spark Innovation With Remuseum Project
The project is led by Stephen Reily, an attorney and entrepreneur who formerly led the Speed Art Museum in Louisville. read more >
Northwest Arkansas Council Hosts FutureIsNow Session at Crystal Bridges
The session will feature a panel of community activists, city officials and a representative from the 11th Street Bridge Park in Washington D.C., the city’s first elevated public park. read more >
by Will Newton -
Developers Craft a Healing Habitat for Walton’s Medical School
Founder Alice Walton’s dream is to remake health care by training prospective doctors to treat patients’ through a “whole health” concept. The marching orders for the medical school’s architecture and landscaping were to complement and emphasize that concept. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Kelley Curtis Dunlap Named to Forbes’ 2023 Best-in-State Women Wealth Advisors List (Movers & Shakers)
Dunlap is a senior vice president/investments at Stifel Nicolaus & Co. read more >
Arkansas PBS to Stream Liz Cheney’s Talk on Democracy
The "evening talk" by Cheney will be held at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Northwest Bike Boom Inspires More Trails
Other Arkansas cities plan greenways of their own. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Money Well Spent (Editorial)
We tend to take news of big donations for granted. read more >
Gilbert Joins Downtown Little Rock Partnership (Movers & Shakers)
Michelle Gilbert has been hired as director of communications for the Downtown Little Rock Partnership. read more >
Olivia Walton Replaces Alice Walton as Crystal Bridges Board Leader
She takes over as the museum embarks on a 100,000-SF expansion with an estimated cost of over $100 million. read more >
Crystal Bridges at Ten
After a decade, the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is seen as a catalyst for northwest Arkansas development. read more >
by Jan Cottingham -
Cost of Crystal Bridges Expansion Estimated
The museum, funded largely by Walmart Inc. heiress Alice Walton and the Walton family, has never been chatty about price tags, of artworks or the building itself. read more >
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