Museums
Norton Museum of Art
March 13 – September 11:
Dürer, Rembrandt and Picasso: Three Masters of Print
Approximately thirty works from a Palm Beach private collection promised to the Norton that have been selected for their historical importance and outstanding quality, featuring three artists exploring the print techniques of their time.
A Remarkable Gathering: The Fisher Landau Family Collection
Works of Willem de Kooning, Glenn Ligon, Agnes Martin, Cy Twombly, Mark Rothko, Louis Bourgeois, among many others.
Through September 25:
The Howard and Judie Ganak Collection
Through June 25, 2023:
Special Guest: Beaching the Boat (Afternoon Light): A Masterpiece by Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida
On loan from the Hispanic Society of America for two years, is presented in dialogue with two works by Sorolla from Norton’s collection, Child on a Beach and Portrait of Enrique Recio y Gil.
The Norton Museum of Art was founded in 1941 by Ralph Hubbard Norton (1875-1953) and his wife Elizabeth Calhoun Norton (1881-1947). Norton was an industrialist who headed the Acme Steel Company in Chicago. He and his wife began collecting to decorate their home, but then he became interested in art for its own sake and formed a sizable collection of paintings and sculpture. In 1935, Mr. Norton semi-retired, and the couple began to spend more time in the Palm Beaches. They contemplated what to do with their art collection and eventually decided to found their own museum in West Palm Beach, to give South Florida its first such institution. In 1940, construction began on the Norton Gallery and School of Art located between South Olive Avenue and South Dixie Highway in West Palm Beach. Mr. Norton commissioned Marion Sims Wyeth of the distinguished firm of Wyeth, King & Johnson to design the Museum. The Art Deco building opened to the public on February 8, 1941. Norton continued to add to his collection until his death in 1953, and the works that he and his wife gave the Museum form the core of the institution’s collection today.
The Museum’s permanent collection now consists of more than 8,200 works in five curatorial departments: European, American, Chinese, Contemporary, and Photography. In 2013, with Florida’s population dramatically increasing and with Norton Trustees seeing the need for more exhibition and education space, the Board decided to embark on a bold, visionary Museum expansion, enlisting the renowned London-based architectural firm of Foster + Partners to design a new building.
Norton Museum of Art
14510 S. Olive Ave.West Palm Beach, FL 33401
P: 561 832 5196
Hours:
From October 1 through April the Museum is open 7 days a week.
Hours Monday – Thursday: 10 am – 5 pm
Friday 10 am – 10 pm
Saturday 10 am – 5 pm
Sunday 11 am – 5 pm
From May 1 through September the Museum is open 6 days a week
Hours Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday 10 am – 5 pm
Closed Wednesday
Friday 10 am – 7 pm
Sunday 11 am – 5 pm
ADMISSION:
Members: FREE General: $18; Seniors (60+): $15; Students with valid school ID: $5 Children 12 and under: FREE