Rod Bigelow
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 >
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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
Peacock fills a newly-created role to focus on strategic partnerships, key initiatives, revenue generation and mission-aligned collaborations. read more >
Crystal Bridges Gets $7M From Walmart Foundation to Continue Free Admission
More than 10.8 million people have visited Crystal Bridges and the Momentary since the museum opened in 2011 thanks to Walmart’s initial investment in the free admission endowment. read more >
100,000-SF Crystal Bridges Expansion Underway
The expansion will "supercharge" the institution, said Rod Bigelow, the Bentonville museum’s executive director. read more >
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Crystal Bridges Gets $10M Gift to Expand, Diversify Internship Program
The gift from the Alice L. Walton Foundation will help recruit interns from underrepresented communities and evaluate the program's impact. 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 >
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Alice Walton’s Crystal Bridges Plans 100,000-SF Expansion
Alice Walton's Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art says it will expand the museum by 50%, adding nearly 100,000 SF to the 200,000-SF facility in Bentonville. read more >
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Momentum Delayed Momentary Museum
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 >
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Walton’s Whole Health Institute Destined for Crystal Bridges Campus
Alice Walton’s nonprofit Whole Health Institute will be designed by famed Fayetteville architect Marlon Blackwell and will be located on the grounds of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. read more >
Windgate Foundation’s $17.5M to Fund Crafts at Crystal Bridges
The Windgate Foundation has provided a $17.5 million gift to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, to fund a dedicated position, research, programmatic support and an acquisitions fund that will bring craft objects into the museum’s permanent collection. read more >
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 >
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 >
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Crystal Bridges to Debut ‘Art in the Age of Black Power’ Exhibit
The Bentonville museum announces its exhibition schedule for 2018. read more >
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At 5, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Transforms Bentonville
There are any number of ways to try to gauge the impact — economic and otherwise — Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art has had on Bentonville, on Arkansas and beyond since its opening Nov. 11, 2011. read more >
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Art by Picasso, Haas to Show at Crystal Bridges Starting Friday
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art announces the installation of several major loans, including Pablo Picasso's "Seated Woman in Chemise (1923)," on loan from the Tate Modern in London; and Philip Haas' "The Four Seasons (2011)," on loan from Sonnabend Gallery on behalf of the artist. read more >
Crystal Bridges to Turn Bentonville Kraft Plant into Art Space
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art said Tuesday that it will turn a decommissioned, 63,000-SF Kraft Foods plant in Bentonville into a visual and performing art space. read more >
Arkansas Business Power List 2016: Nonprofits
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Crystal Bridges Announces Chief Strategy Officer
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art on Tuesday announced several appointments relating to museum development and fundraising, including that of chief strategy officer, a new position. read more >
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