Crystal Bridges’s New Expansion Makes Room for More of Its Story
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art will unveil a 114,000-square-foot expansion on June 6–7, 2025, designed by architect Moshe Safdie, who also designed the original 2011 campus. The expansion includes two new galleries—one for contemporary art and one for temporary exhibitions—a Learning and Engagement Hub with ceramic and artmaking studios, artist-in-residence spaces, a café called Quartz and Honey, and five acres of landscaped trails, gardens, and a pond. Museum founder Alice Walton insisted Safdie remain the architect despite his age, accelerating a 50-year plan into a five-year timeline.
