Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and the Momentary Report on 2020 Efforts to Expand Outreach and Diversify the Museum
January 13, 2021
Bentonville, Ark. – Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and the Momentary report on 2020 efforts to expand outreach and diversify the museum through new initiatives, acquisitions, exhibitions, programs, as well as staff and board updates.
“In 2020, as our country navigated COVID-related challenges and grappled with racial inequities that threaten our democracy, Crystal Bridges embraced our role as a community-centered institution and committed to the ongoing work of being an anti-racist museum,” said Rod Bigelow, executive director and chief diversity & inclusion officer. “With the support of local partner organizations, we mobilized staff to meet the needs of those most vulnerable in our community, expanded access to art with the opening of the Momentary, our new satellite contemporary art space, developed more online programs