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Gardenland Express whistles into the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks with model trains in a winter wonderland setting, visits with Santa, hayrides around the gardens and light refreshments. Admission is…

Spotlight Lecture » State of the Art artist Sonya Clark “Hair to There: Weaving Tales with Textiles”

Hear from Richmond, Virginia-based fiber artist Sonya Clark discuss how her art evokes tales of transformation and self discovery. The varied objects she crafts reflect a design sensibility inspired by the rhythmic…

WOW » High South Greatest Hits

Please join Crystal Bridges Culinary Director Case Dighero as he invites regional chefs and mixologists to discuss (and taste) the virtues of High South Cuisine, the rich food that hails…

Spotlight Lecture » State of the Art artist Susan Goethel Campbell

Susan Goethel Campbell works in a variety of nature-based materials, from sod to dandelion and milkweed fluff to leaves. In her Clods and Grounds series, she repurposes post-consumer packaging in which she grows sod to…

Drop-In Drawing

Drop in anytime for a free, informal drawing session. Materials are provided and an art instructor will be on hand to get you started. Check at Guest Services for the…

Tales from the South on State of the Art

Join us for a special live recording for an upcoming Tales from the South radio show exploring the travel stories of Curator Chad Alligood and State of the Art artistsSusan Goethel Campbell, Pam Longobardi,…

Phunbags Comedy Show » Chaos of Comedy

Join Phunbags Comedy Improv, the region’s premiere short-form professional improv company, in the Great Hall for an evening comedy! Improvs will be based upon art and artists with suggestions from the audience…

Museum Store Event » Member Double Discount Days

We’re in the holiday spirit and are offering Crystal Bridges Members double discounts (20%) on all Museum Store purchases Friday, December 12, through Monday, December 15 (works by Chihuly Workshop…

College Ambassadors » RE:SPECTIVE

Anyone can create. Everyone is an artist. Let’s re:kindle an old flame. Let’s make art re:touchable. Re:mix your realm. Re:discover State of the Art. Re:move yourself from the present. Help us…

Film>> Creation

Many nineteenth-century artists, such as Martin Johnson Heade in Crystal Bridges’ permanent collection, were greatly influenced by Charles Darwin’s 1859 book, On the Origin of Species. Creation, starring Paul Bettany, is a…

Film>> Creation

Winter Break Wonders » Free-Form Fiber Art

Create free-form fiber sculptures using pipe cleaners, yarn, and headbands on your winter break in this free, drop-in studio! You might even end up with wearable art! Free, no registration…

Rendezvous in Casablanca

Kappa Dinner & Dance

Holiday Market

Video Art Lecture with State of the Art artist Chris Larson

Minneapolis, Minnesota-based artist Chris Larson creates work with an architectural focus, and builds upon the historical tradition of interrogating the very method of making art, referencing Surrealist automatic drawing, midcentury gestural painting,…

Gardenland Express

All aboard Gardenland Express at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks. The Event Hall of the Gardens will be filled with garden-scale model trains in a winter wonderland setting. Children…