Arts Travel: Expansions Planned for Museum Hotel
- The atrium gallery at the 21c Museum Hotel in Louisville displays Cracking Art Group’s “Red Penguins.” Credit: Kenneth Hayden
A new 21c Museum Hotel is in the works for downtown Bentonville, Ark., based on the concept that began with the award-winning hotel in Louisville, Ky. The new location, set to open in 2012, will feature 12,000 square feet of exhibition and event space, curated rotating exhibitions and live art events.
Making the art hotel even more appealing is its location less than a quarter mile from the new Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, currently under construction, which will display an extensive collection of American art, ranging from colonial to contemporary, in an iconic wood and glass building.
Since it opened in 2006, the 21c Museum Hotel in Louisville has organized 30 art exhibitions, featuring everyone from internationally acclaimed artists to local college students. Following this success, similar properties are under development for Cincinnati, Ohio, and Austin, Texas, with plans to develop 15 new locations over the next three to five years.
For more information on all of the locations, visit www.21cmuseumhotel.com
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