Norton Simon Museum

 

The Norton Simon Museum is a must-visit art museum located at 411 W Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91105. The collection of the Museum spans the centuries, and features European and American art of the 20th century. It is home to the world’s largest collection of Picasso works and scholarly publications. The beautiful building was designed to blend with its surrounding residential communities. Visitors can enjoy the sculpture gardens and special exhibitions while learning about different cultures.

The architecture of the museum was created to blend in with the surroundings. The architects, John Kelsey and Thornton Ladd, were local Pasadena architects. The architects first met while attending USC’s School of Architecture. The design team was able to successfully blend the upscale neighborhood of Orange Grove Boulevard and the commercial area of Colorado Boulevard. The design was completed in 1969, and the Norton Simon Museum opened as a Pasadena art museum. Next blog post.

In 2003, the Museum was renamed after its founder, Norton Simon’s widow, Jennifer Jones. The museum’s board of directors was led by Jones, who asked for a sculpture garden reminiscent of the garden in Giverny, France. Interestingly enough, the sculpture garden exists in a totally different aesthetic and climatic environment than Monet’s masterpiece. The result was a stunning outdoor art space with stunning views of the Arroyo Seco.

The Norton Simon Museum also houses a significant collection of Dutch and Flemish paintings. The museum’s Old Masters collection features works by Rembrandt, Vincent van Gogh, and Jacob Ruisdael, as well as a selection of works by Rachel Ruysch, Jan Steen, Matthias Stom, and Karel du Jardin. Despite the museum’s modern art collection, the Norton Simon is one of the best art museums in Los Angeles.

The Norton Simon Museum has a vast collection of art, including Asian and European works. There are more than 11,000 pieces in the collection, and the museum does not own them. Instead, the artworks are on long-term loan from the Norton Simon Foundation and the Norton Simon Art Foundation. In 2014, the artworks were valued at $2 billion. However, the museum makes few efforts to expand its collection, and it only displays around eight hundred or nine hundred pieces at a time. Browse around this site.

The Museum is accessible by metro and bus. The Museum offers free shuttle services and MTA bus line 180. The nearest Metro rail station is the Memorial Park Station on the Gold Line at 125 E. Holly St., near Arroyo Parkway. Private tours and taxis are also available. The museum is open daily and has a website that provides directions. There are several parking lots and nearby restaurants. If you’re travelling by car, take the MTA to the nearby City Centre.

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