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The COVID-19 pandemic dropped the Momentary’s expected attendance by 40%.
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Momentum Delayed Momentary MuseumLock Icon

The Momentary opened to great fanfare in February 2020 in Bentonville, celebrating itself as the relaxed “living room” contemporary art satellite museum of the famed Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. read more >
The Momentary Chairperson Olivia Walton looks on as Director Lieven Bertels makes remarks at the museum Friday.
Education / Tourism

After Momentary Lapse Due to COVID-19, Bentonville Museum ReopensLock Icon

The Momentary museum in Bentonville is back open for business, on one-third the scale. read more >
The Momentary Chairperson Olivia Walton looks on as Director Lieven Bertels makes remarks at the museum Friday.
Nonprofits

Presenting The Momentary: Crystal Bridges’ ‘Rebellious Younger Sister’

The Momentary, a museum for contemporary arts both visual and performing, is set to open on schedule Saturday in Bentonville. read more >
Pia Kishore Agrawal, Cynthia Post Hunt, Kaitlin Maestas and Stuart Rogers of Momentary
Media & Marketing / Nonprofits

Bentonville’s Momentary Adds Four (Movers & Shakers)

Pia Kishore Agrawal, Cynthia Post Hunt, Kaitlin Maestas and Stuart Rogers have joined Momentary in Bentonville. read more >
From left to right: Rod Bigelow, executive director and chief diversity and inclusion officer, Crystal Bridges; Melissa Babbage and Peter Freedman of Rode Microphones; Alice Walton, founder and board chair, Crystal Bridges; Joe Hockey, Australia's ambassador to the U.S.; and Lieven Bertels, executive director, The Momentary.
Nonprofits

Rode Microphones Gives Crystal Bridges Offshoot $1M

Rode Microphones of Sydney has given the Momentary, a contemporary arts satellite to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, $1 million. read more >
Lieven Bertels 
Director of the Momentary
Business Services / Education / Nonprofits

Lieven Bertels Takes The Momentary Leap of Creating

In August 2017, Lieven Bertels was named director of the Momentary, a new contemporary arts venue by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art that is set to open in 2020. read more >
Construction / Nonprofits / Tourism

Crystal Bridges Announces $2M Gift, Vision For Momentary

Walmart Inc. of Bentonville donates $2 million to The Momentary, a new contemporary arts venue by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art scheduled to open in early 2020. read more >
Lieven Bertels
Nonprofits / Tourism

Director of Crystal Bridges’ Momentary to Speak at Chamber Lunch

The Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce says that Lieven Bertels will be the keynote for its annual State of the Chamber lunch on Jan. 25. read more >
Construction / Education / Nonprofits

Crystal Bridges Announces Director, Name of New Arts Venue

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art has announced Lieven Bertels, a native of Belgium with a background in international arts festivals, as director of its new arts venue being developed in a former Kraft Foods plant in downtown Bentonville. read more >