06 Jan 2025 Bentonville episodes of ‘Antiques Roadshow’ appear this month on PBS

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CONWAY (Arkansas PBS) — PBS’s most-watched ongoing series “Antiques Roadshow” will show three episodes filmed at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. The first aired Jan. 6, and the next two can be seen at 7 p.m. on Jan. 13 and Jan. 20.

“Working with Arkansas PBS to bring ‘Antiques Roadshow’ to Bentonville this past May was a highlight of our tour,” Executive Producer Marsha Bemko said. “Even the rainy day couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm of guests or our amazement at some of the discoveries made, including a 1960 Elvis Presley-signed ice cream cone display and the charming story of the guest’s father’s unusual encounter with the superstar!” 

To celebrate the premiere, Arkansas PBS and Crystal Bridges will host a free screening event featuring highlights from all three episodes Saturday, Jan. 11, at 3 p.m. in the museum’s Great Hall. The event is open to the public with registration required at myarpbs.org/events.

Special guests will include:

  • Sam Farrell, senior producer, “Antiques Roadshow.”
  • Nigel Freeman, appraiser, “Antiques Roadshow.”
  • Kim Teehee, Cherokee Nation representative.
  • Austen Barron Bailly, chief curator, Crystal Bridges and The Momentary.

The first 100 attendees to the event will receive free admission to Crystal Bridges’ special exhibition “Knowing the West,” the first major traveling exhibition to embrace the American West as more inclusive, complex and reflective of the diverse peoples who contributed to art and life there.

The following episodes produced at the Bentonville tour stop are about:

  • “Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Hour 2,” premiering Jan. 13 – “Antiques Roadshow” searches for amazing treasures in Arkansas including an Elvis Presley-signed ice cream display, an Arnold Palmer-engraved golf club, ca. 1980, and a Marvel Silver Age comics collection. One find is $60,000 to $90,000!
  • “Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Hour 3,” premiering Jan. 20 – Head to bustling Bentonville for “Roadshow” finds at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art including an 1857 Queen’s Cup ascot race trophy, a 1956 Curta calculator type II and an Art Deco sapphire & platinum ring. Which one is the top find?

Produced by GBH, “Antiques Roadshow” is seen by around 5 million viewers each week and airs Mondays at 7 p.m. on Arkansas PBS.