ABSTRACT In the grand tradition of Isabella Stewart Gardner and Henry Clay Frick, Alice L. Walton has used her immense wealth to create a world-class museum for the enjoyment of a broad public audience. Unlike Gardner and Frick, however, Walton, who opened a museum in 2011, did not select a location in a bustling metropolis to build what will become her greatest legacy. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art’s location in Bentonville, Arkansas presents a set of challenges and opportunities for the museum and its mission to educate in particular. This article explores how a museum which Walton founded, built in her hometown, approaches these challenges and opportunities to museum education as America’s newest world-class art museum.

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“最不可能的地方：”水晶桥美国艺术博物馆位置的机遇和挑战

摘要 在伊莎贝拉·斯图尔特·加德纳 (Isabella Stewart Gardner) 和亨利·克莱·弗里克 (Henry Clay Frick) 的宏伟传统中，爱丽丝·L·沃尔顿 (Alice L. Walton) 用她的巨额财富打造了一座世界级博物馆，供广大公众欣赏。然而，与加德纳和弗里克不同的是，2011 年开设博物馆的沃尔顿并没有在繁华的大都市中选择一个地点来建造她将成为她最伟大遗产的地方。水晶桥美国艺术博物馆位于阿肯色州本顿维尔，为博物馆及其教育使命带来了一系列挑战和机遇。本文探讨了沃尔顿在其家乡建立的博物馆如何应对这些挑战和机遇，作为美国最新的世界级艺术博物馆的博物馆教育。