Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
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The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is a planned museum that will be constructed in Bentonville, Arkansas, USA. Currently under construction, it is scheduled to open in 2009 and will employ approximately 75 people and be within walking distance of downtown Bentonville, AR[1].
Crystal Bridges was founded by Alice Walton, the daughter of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton. The fifty-million-dollar construction project will include 25,000 feet of gallery space, as well as a library, an auditorium, and offices, surrounded by gardens and walking trails. The museum's permanent collection includes original works by Charles Willson Peale, Charles Bird King, Asher B. Durand, Winslow Homer, and Eastman Johnson Robert G. Workman Named Executive Director.
[edit] External links
- Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art website
- Crystal Bridges to Enliven Art Scene in NW Arkansas — newspaper article
- The Wal-Mart Biennale — criticism of the museum
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