Alexandre Arrechea's Orange Tree sculpture at 21c Museum Hotel (and the green penquin), Bentonville, Arkansas
21c (twenty fist century) Museum Hotel in Bentonville opened in February 2013. It is a very moderne hotel building which doubles as an art museum open to the the public 24/7. The $28 million hotel/restaurant/meeting center/museum is 1 block from Bentonville's courthouse square and a 15 minute trail walk from the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.
Bentonville’s 21c is much like the flagship hotel - the 21c Hotel & Museum in Louisville, Kentucky. It was designed by the same architect, Deborah Berke & Partners of New York. The firm also designed the James Hotel (now the Saguaro) Scottsdale, Arizona in 2004.
The owners are Kentucky art collectors Laura Lee Brown and husband Steve Wilson. Ms. Brown, is the 72-year-old great-granddaughter of the founder of liquor company Brown-Forman, whose brands include Jack Daniel's and Southern Comfort.Mr. Wilson, is a 65-year-old former public-relations officer for four Kentucky governors. The project was built in conjunction with the Walton family and the nonprofit Bentonville Revitalization Inc.
Emmanuel Gardinier was the opening general manager of the 21c Museum Hotel. Previously Gardinier was managing director for the Planters Inn in Charleston, S.C.
Art is everywhere at 21c. There are pieces in each of the rooms and suites. Art is found in the most unexpected of places, including the fitness center, which features the piece “Fat Batman” suspended from the ceiling.
Each 21c location features large penguin statues designed by Cracking Art Group of Italy throughout its property. A different color at each museum/hotel (green in Bentonville), the penguin is a staple for 21c. The penguin statues, which are “mysteriously” moved throughout the property, are one of only a few permanent art fixtures in the museum, which changes exhibitions every six months.
Alexandre Arrechea's Orange Tree sculpture at 21c Museum Hotel (and the green penquin), Bentonville, Arkansas
21c (twenty fist century) Museum Hotel in Bentonville opened in February 2013. It is a very moderne hotel building which doubles as an art museum open to the the public 24/7. The $28 million hotel/restaurant/meeting center/museum is 1 block from Bentonville's courthouse square and a 15 minute trail walk from the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.
Bentonville’s 21c is much like the flagship hotel - the 21c Hotel & Museum in Louisville, Kentucky. It was designed by the same architect, Deborah Berke & Partners of New York. The firm also designed the James Hotel (now the Saguaro) Scottsdale, Arizona in 2004.
The owners are Kentucky art collectors Laura Lee Brown and husband Steve Wilson. Ms. Brown, is the 72-year-old great-granddaughter of the founder of liquor company Brown-Forman, whose brands include Jack Daniel's and Southern Comfort.Mr. Wilson, is a 65-year-old former public-relations officer for four Kentucky governors. The project was built in conjunction with the Walton family and the nonprofit Bentonville Revitalization Inc.
Emmanuel Gardinier was the opening general manager of the 21c Museum Hotel. Previously Gardinier was managing director for the Planters Inn in Charleston, S.C.
Art is everywhere at 21c. There are pieces in each of the rooms and suites. Art is found in the most unexpected of places, including the fitness center, which features the piece “Fat Batman” suspended from the ceiling.
Each 21c location features large penguin statues designed by Cracking Art Group of Italy throughout its property. A different color at each museum/hotel (green in Bentonville), the penguin is a staple for 21c. The penguin statues, which are “mysteriously” moved throughout the property, are one of only a few permanent art fixtures in the museum, which changes exhibitions every six months.