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1 day ago · Since opening in 2011, the museum has welcomed more than 12.2 million visitors across its spaces, with no cost for admission. Crystal Bridges was founded in 2005 as a non-profit charitable organization by arts patron and philanthropist, Alice Walton.
6 days ago · Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, located in Bentonville (Benton County), officially opened to the public on November 11, 2011. The 201,000-square-foot museum with its 120 acres of forest and garden was designed to portray the spirit of America. The museum was founded by Alice Walton, daughter of Sam Walton, the founder of Walmart Inc.
Apr 19, 2024 · Alice Louise Walton is the heir to the Walton family fortune; in April 2019, she was estimated by Forbes magazine to have a net worth of almost $46 billion, making her one of the richest women in the world. She is also well known as a philanthropist, having established the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville (Benton County ...
3 days ago · In 2011, she opened the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in her hometown of Bentonville, Arkansas. Crystal Bridges features works from the likes of Andy Warhol, Norman Rockwell and Mark...
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Apr 27, 2024 · Alice opened a museum in Bentonville called Crystal Bridges in 2011 to house her $500 million private art collection. The museum displays both paintings and sculptures, like this one by...
Apr 22, 2024 · In the mid-2000s, Alice Walton and other members of the Walton Family Foundation announced they would open a world-class art museum in rural Bentonville, AR. The decision was met with skepticism. Why would the people behind Walmart, the bastion of everything cheap, want to fund an art museum? And why put it in such a remote location?
Apr 19, 2024 · At the top of that list was fellow cutting-horse competitor and Walmart heiress Alice Walton, who inspired Ellard with her personal collection, much of which now resides in the Crystal Bridges...
