Experience Yayoi Kusama's Artwork for Free

Search online for places to experience Yayoi Kusama’s art, and you’ll find destinations across Japan, London, and major coastal cities in the United States. But for folks in the Midwest, you don’t have to travel that far to step into her imaginative world. At Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, visitors can encounter Kusama’s signature polka dots, bold colors, and immersive sense of wonder. 

Following the celebrated artist’s passing in August 2026 at age 97, experiencing her work feels especially meaningful: it’s an opportunity to celebrate the creativity, joy, and lasting sense of possibility she shared with audiences around the world. Crystal Bridges has nine artworks by Yayoi Kusama on view, and free admission!

Let’s take a look at the works on view: 

Experiencing Yayoi Kusama Outdoors

Your visit begins before you even enter the museum. As you walk along Orchard Trail, you’ll encounter a colorful garden of giant flowers created by artist Yayoi Kusama.

Covered in Kusama’s signature polka dots, these larger-than-life sculptures twist, stretch, and reach toward the sky. Some leaves look like open hands, while towering stems lift their petals high above the trail. Take your time exploring the display, admiring the bold colors, and snapping a few photos. It’s a playful and memorable introduction to the art and natural beauty waiting for you at Crystal Bridges.

On the South Side of the Musuem

Yayoi Kusama, Flowers That Bloom Now, 2017. Stainless steel and urethane paint. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas. Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

Outside the museum’s south entrance, nestled in a butterfly garden off the South Lawn, you’ll find another monumental flower titled: Flowers that Bloom Now 

Continue down the sidewalk, and you’ll find the seminal work, Narcissus Garden, a multitude of mirrored spheres installed on Crystal Pond, a spring-fed pond on the museum grounds. We recommend lingering for a while and observing the play of light on the spheres, the wind moving them, and even your own reflection.

Yayoi Kusama, Narcissus Garden, 1966, stainless steel spheres, each sphere 11.8 in. diameter.

Inside the Museum

You’ll find the most immersive experience of all - Infinity Mirrored Room—My Heart is Dancing into the Universe

Yayoi Kusama’s artwork, Infinity Mirrored Room—My Heart is Dancing into the Universe (2018) is on view permanently at Crystal Bridges. The room itself is small and filled with mirrors and paper lanterns with dots that change color. This effect makes it appear as if the dots expand forever into the universe.

Yayoi Kusama, Infinity Mirrored Room—My Heart Is Dancing into the Universe, 2018. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2019.2. © YAYOI KUSAMA. Courtesy of Ota Fine Arts and Victoria Miro. Photography by Kate Cousins. 

FAQ: Infinity Mirrored Room—My Heat is Dancing into the Universe