By Arkansas Black Vitality Staff BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Feb. 25, 2026 – As Crystal Bridge Museum gets ready for the summer opening of its multimillion-dollar expansion, the museum’s long-standing chief curator is moving to a new role while the state’s largest art gallery adjusts its leadership structure. On Wednesday (Feb. 25), Crystal Bridges Museum of […]
By Arkansas Black Vitality Staff Bentonville, Ark. — March 19, 2026 — After featuring GloRilla, John Legend, and the Wu-Tang Clan on stage in northwest Arkansas, the 2026 music season at the Momentary in Bentonville will kick off this spring with artists like 10-time GRAMMY Award nominee Wiz Khalifa, along with GRAMMY Award–winning rapper 2 Chainz and a […]
The newly-transformed galleries introduce visitors to five centuries of American art By the Arkansas Black Vitality Staff BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Feb. 1, 2026 – After announcing a $100 expansion in 2022 that will be completed during its 15th anniversary celebration in June, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art reached a major milestone in the new year when the museum’s newly-transformed galleries opened to the public. […]
By Arkansas Black Vitality BENTONVILLE, Ark. – March 25, 2025 –The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art will begin closing parts of its sprawling campus as the northwest Arkansas cultural institution undergoes a year-long expansion that will add 114,000 square feet of new space. Beginning this week, the museum’s Contemporary and Modern galleries will be […]