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The Museum is located at 411 W. Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena on the corner of Orange Grove and Colorado Boulevard at the intersection of the Foothill (210) and Ventura (134) freeway. Click here to download map and directions to the Museum. Admission & Tickets.
Welcome to the Norton Simon Museum! We are delighted to welcome you to our galleries and garden. Please review the information listed below before your visit. We look forward to seeing you soon.
The Norton Simon Museum is delighted to welcome you to our galleries and garden. Advance tickets are recommended but not required. Members check-in at the membership desk (no reservations required).
Over a 30-year period, the industrialist Norton Simon (1907–1993) amassed an impressive group of European masterworks from the Renaissance to the 20th century, and a stellar collection of South and Southeast Asian art spanning 2,000 years.
About Norton Simon. “One of the most profound means of human communication is the visual arts. By establishing a meaningful dialogue between an artist's vision of the world and our own perceptions, art can help us to understand ourselves more fully.
A Still Life Comparison. Explore the practice of slow looking through an intriguing pairing of two still-life paintings: Jacques Linard’s Still Life: The Five Senses with Flowers, 1639, and Tom Wesselmann’s Still Life #2, 1962. LEARN MORE.
The Norton Simon Museum’s collection of European paintings and sculpture is among the most distinguished in North America. It spans the Renaissance to the 20th century and includes the finest collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist pictures on the West Coast.
The Norton Simon Museum continues to hold true to its namesake’s vision while organizing exhibits that demonstrate the richness and history of the collections. We invite you to visit and enjoy the treasures that have inspired many throughout the centuries.
The Norton Simon Museum is home to eight spectacular examples, from the 15th through 17th centuries. Their subject matter includes episodes from ancient myth and history, as well as religious imagery, all of which were popular subjects in this medium.
Norton Simon Museum. 411 West Colorado Boulevard Pasadena, California 91105. 626.449.6840 Map & Directions