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Norton Simon Museum of Art Description
The Norton Simon Museum of Art was founded in 1924 as the Pasadena Museum of Modern Art, and erected on its present site (411 Colorado Boulevard, corner of Orange Grove Boulevard) in 1969. In 1974 it was reorganized under the supervision of the industrialist Norton Simon, rebuilt and re-opened a year later as somewhere to display his own impressive collection. Larger works of contemporary art for which there is no room in Pasadena are on permanent loan to Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

The museum contains important works from almost all periods.
Hobbies & Activities category: Major world-scale museum;  Paintings, art collections
Norton Simon Museum of Art Highlights

Dutch and Flemish Art

From the Dutch and Flemish masters at the Norton Simon Museum of Art you will find Rembrandt (a "Titus" painting, a self-portrait and the "Bearded Man with the Broad-brimmed Hat"), as well as
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French Art

The widest display at the Norton Simon Museum of Art in Pasadena is devoted to the various periods of French art; ranging from Rigaud, Poussin, Chardin and Watteau (17th and 18th centuries) to Degas
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Italian Art

The Italian masters represented at the Norton Simon Museum of Art include Filippino Lippi, Raphael ("Madonna and Child with Book") and Tiepolo ("Victory of Virtue and Steadfastness"), to name only some of the more important.

Sculptures

Nineteenth and 20th century sculptures can be seen both inside the Norton Simon Museum of Art in Pasadena as well as outside in the gardens; these include Rodin's "Burghers of Calais", a Henry Moore
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Spanish Art

The Spaniards are represented at the Norton Simon Museum of Art by the painters Murillo, Zurbaran and Goya; you will also find a number of graphic works by Goya.
Address
Norton Simon Museum of Art
411 West Colorado Boulevard
Pasadena, CA 91105-1825
United States
Map Norton Simon Museum of Art
Phone 1 (626) 449-6840
Fax 1 (626) 796-4978
Hours
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open12:00Closed12:0012:0012:0012:0012:00
Closed18:0018:0018:0021:0018:0018:00
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Cost
Adult$8.00
Senior over 62$4.00
Child 18 & underFREE
Tips
Admission is free for all visitors the first Friday of every month from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Disabled
Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Guides
Guided tour included with admission.
Facilities
Gift shop
Restaurant or food service
Transit
Bus 181, 182.
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