Norton Museum of Art

Don't forget! Admission to the Norton is ✨ FREE ✨ for Palm Beach county residents on summer Saturdays. Finish off these last weeks of summer with creativity and curiosity for the whole family, every Saturday until September 2. We can't wait to see you here! ☀️ 

Why is this tour group wearing gloves? So they can see the art with their hands! We recently welcomed guests from the Lighthouse for the Blind of the Palm Beaches for an accessible touch tour. Our Learning and Community Engagement team worked with our Curatorial team to create an experience for our visitors with low vision. During this tour, visitors were able to interact with sculptures and engage in thoughtful discussions on materials, media, and subjects. Each participant wore special gloves to allow them to feel the art, under conditions that ensured the safety of both the artworks and the participants. We're always seeking ways to make the Norton more accessible and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can experience the wonder of art. Contact us to book a tour that caters to whatever needs you may have. Video description: Visitors at the Norton Museum of Art wearing white gloves and touching artworks by John Quincy Adams Ward, Ursula Von Rydingsvard, Dale Chihuly, and Henry Moore. They are being guided to touch the artworks by Norton tour guides. 

Today is the day! It's time for our FREE Games Around the World Community Day 🎲♟️🃏🗓️ From noon until 5 pm today, we will have ✨ FREE ✨ Museum Admission and parking for all to celebrate this family festival. Learn about cultural traditions from around the world with fun activities for all ages. You can learn to play pétanque, practice chess with a chess master, watch a performance of capoeira, take a chance at Lotería, and watch short films. Explore the galleries of the Museum with docent-led tours and spotlight talks throughout the day. You can even make your own craft during drop-in art activities. For a full schedule of events, visit our website. This event does not require advanced registration, but some of the programs, like the Chess Master Challenge, do require an RSVP to ensure a spot. See the full schedule of events and register on our website. 🗓️ July 20, 2024 from noon - 5 pm 📍 Norton Museum of Art 🎟️ Free Museum Admission and parking for all

📆 Mark your calendar! Our exhibition "Surroundings: Video Encounters of Nature," opens next Saturday! This three-part exhibition will transform our Second Floor Special Exhibition Gallery into a cinematic experience. Each part will feature the work of a contemporary artist creating environmental portraits through moving imagery and film. The first iteration will feature Donna Conlon's (@donnaconlon_studio) video "From the Ashes (De las cenizas)," 2019, which tells a story of nature's strength and rebirth through an intimate encounter with a hummingbird. Reflect on humanity's relationship to the environment with this video starting on July 27, 2024. 🌎🍃🌳 Donna Conlon (American, active Panama, born 1966), Still of "From the Ashes (De las cenizas)," 2019, HD video with sound, 2 minutes, 56 seconds, Courtesy of the artist, Diablo Rosso, Panamá, and Espacio Minímo, Madrid, Image courtesy of the artist, Diablo Ross, Panamá, and Espacio Minímo, Madrid

Join us in welcoming a new curator to the Norton! 🔔🖼️ We are pleased to announce that we have appointed Dr. Regina Palm as the Harold and Anne Berkley Smith Senior Curator of Modern Art. She will oversee American and European Art, particularly works created between the mid-1800s and 1960. She will assume her position on September 30, 2024. Regina joins the Norton from the San Antonio Museum of Art. We are thrilled to welcome her to the Norton and the Palm Beach County community! Photo of Dr. Regina Palm courtesy of the San Antonio Museum of Art. Photo credit: Josh Huskin.

A day at the zoo... wait, we mean the Norton! 🐻 This print, on view now in "The Paper Trail: 500 Years of Prints from the Jonathan 'Jack' Frost Collection" shows a scene of the Berlin Zoo in 1851. Though this bear pit would not be at home in a modern zoo, we can still appreciate Adolf Friedrich Menzel's lifelike figures. The artist, known for his Realist style, was applauded by his contemporaries for his works which showed a truth to nature and technical accomplishment. You can see this work alongside other prints made throughout history during your next visit to the Norton. This exhibition is on view now until August 11, 2024! 🐻: Adolf Friedrich Menzel (German, 1815 – 1905), "Der Bärenzwinger im zoologischen Garten (The Bear Pit in the Zoological Garden)," 1851, from the series "Versuche auf Stein mit Pinsel und Schabeisen (Essays on Stone with Brush and Scraper)," Lithograph on chine collé, 9 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (24.8 x 19.7 cm), Promised Gift of the Collection of Jonathan “Jack” Frost

It's been 100 years of Surrealism, and we're celebrating in style with René Magritte! Surrealism as an art movement was born in 1924, with French poet André Breton's "Surrealist Manifesto" that scorned the popularity of realism in art of the day. Seeking to release the unconscious mind and its creative potential, Surrealist art often used irrational juxtaposition of images, dreamlike imagery, and the element of surprise. There are few Surrealists more iconic than Magritte, whose work "Les Tambours de la Mort" is currently on view in Picower Gallery on the first floor. His practice often featured the repeated motif of a figure clad in a bowler hat, as seen here. Commemorate 100 years of this movement and its continued influence on art and check out this work during your next visit. Installation view of René Magritte (Belgian, 1898 - 1967), "Les Tambours de la Mort," circa 1965, Gouache on paper, 14 x 10 1/2 in. (35.6 x 26.7 cm), Private Collection at the Norton Museum of Art. Photo: Ashley Kerr.

One more week until our FREE Games Around the World Community Day! The ✨ FREE ✨ family festival celebrates cultural traditions from around the world. There will be games and art-making activities for all ages, from chess and Lotería to learning how to play capoeira and pétanque. Watch short films that the whole family will love. Join a tour on Pop Art or make a craft with a teaching artist. You can even play a giant game of checkers while the kids build with huge LEGOs. It'll be fun for everyone, so we hope to see you there! 🗓️ July 20, 2024 from noon - 5 pm 📍 Norton Museum of Art 🎟️ Free Museum Admission and parking for all Head to our website for the full schedule of events. 

Only about two more weeks until we open a new exhibition, "Surroundings: Video Encounters of Nature" 🍃🌊⚡ This exhibition will come in three parts, each reflecting on humanity's relationship to the environment. The cinematic experience is organized by three emerging curators raised in an environmentally conscious world. Its first iteration will feature Donna Conlon's video "From the Ashes (De las cenizas)," 2019, where viewers will experience a closeup encounter with a hummingbird. Through sound, movement, and beauty, Conlon stirs emotions of suspense, awe, and hope about the future of our planet and our role in it. Experience this video for yourself starting on July 27, 2024. Donna Conlon (American, active Panama, born 1966), Still of "From the Ashes (De las cenizas)," 2019, HD video with sound, 2 minutes, 56 seconds, Courtesy of the artist, Diablo Rosso, Panamá, and Espacio Minímo, Madrid

Join us for Book + Art on Saturday! This iteration of the program will discuss artworks from "Rose B. Simpson: Journeys of Clay" in tandem with the memoir "Crazy Brave" by Joy Harjo. As both consider themes of family, healing, and heritage, it is sure to be a lively discussion. Learn more about both the book and the exhibition in this event led by staff from the Palm Beach County Library System staff and the Norton. 🗓️ Saturday, July 13 from 2 - 3:30 pm 📍 Norton Museum of Art 💻 Space is limited, online registration is required. Walk-ins welcome if tickets remain on the day of the program. 🎟️ This is a FREE program. Installation view of "Rose B. Simpson: Journeys of Clay" (March 23 - September 1, 2024) at the Norton Museum of Art. Photo: Ashley Kerr.