Heroes of Horticulture--Crystal Bridges at the Massey
- Ongoing: until Sunday, March 21, 2010
- Sunday: 1:00pm
- Thursday: 10:00am
- Friday: 10:00am
- Saturday: 10:00am
- Where: The Massey, Bentonville
- Cost: Not available
- Age limit: Not available
Heroes of Horticulture
January 14 - March 21
Photographs of botanical survivors, from the gnarled, 50-foot-wide root system of an ancient fig tree to the dew-drenched petals of a rare tree peony, are featured in Heroes of Horticulture. Heritage sites from throughout the United States that are threatened by development, disease and the ravages of time have been documented by 12 renowned photographers and included in this traveling exhibition organized by the George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film in collaboration with The Cultural Landscape Foundation of Washington, D.C.
Exhibitions will be accompanied by educational programming, including gallery talks, interactive programs for children and families, documentary films, lectures, public performances and more. For more information visit www.massey.crystalbridges.org or call 479-418-5700.
Representative photographs are available at the museum's ftp site. To retrieve them:
Go to ftp://mail.crystalbridges.org/
You will be prompted to enter a login and password.
Use cbmr as the login and crystalbridges2009 for the password.
For help with images please contact Shane Richey at shane.richey@crystalbridges.org.
Crystal Bridges at the Massey
The Massey, Crystal Bridges' temporary gallery space in downtown Bentonville, was established in 2007. The gallery serves as a learning lab for museum staff and provides exhibitions and programming to the public while the permanent museum is under construction. The gallery is located on the first floor of the historic Massey hotel at 125 West Central Avenue.
About Crystal Bridges
Crystal Bridges will be a national art institution dedicated to American art and artists, learning and community gatherings. The museum takes its name from the nearby natural springs and the unique glass-and-wood building designed for the natural setting by world-renowned architect Moshe Safdie. The complex will encompass more than 100,000 square feet of public space, including galleries, meeting and classroom spaces, a large auditorium, areas for outdoor concerts and public events, and sculpture and walking trails.
Crystal Bridges will house a permanent collection of masterworks of American art that ranges from the colonial era to contemporary work. The museum also will display a changing array of special exhibitions featuring art from museums and collections throughout the region, the nation and abroad. The 100-acre site of the museum complex is located in Bentonville, Ark. For more information about Crystal Bridges, visit www.crystalbridges.org.
This event was posted Jan. 8, 2010 and last updated March 9, 2010
