Norton Museum of Art, Art museum in West Palm Beach, United States
The Norton Museum of Art is an art museum in West Palm Beach, Florida, holding over 8,200 works in European, American, Chinese, contemporary art and photography. Its original 1941 Art Deco/Neoclassical building by Marion Sims Wyeth was expanded with the Nessel Wing in 2001 and a Norman Foster-designed West Wing that reopened in 2019 with a 43-foot-high Great Hall and a sculpture garden.
Ralph Norton founded this institution in 1941 by donating his personal collection of European and American master paintings. This founding gift established the museum and set the direction for its growth.
The museum presents rotating exhibitions that showcase local and international artists, giving visitors access to diverse artistic voices and perspectives from around the world. These shows help people in the region connect with different ways of making and thinking about art.
The museum stands at 1450 S. Dixie Highway, with the 2019 entrance and forecourt facing the road along the axis of the original 1941 building. It is closed on Tuesdays; Friday hours run to 10 pm, when Art After Dark takes place. The 2019 expansion added a restaurant and a 210-seat auditorium.
The 2019 expansion by Norman Foster added a 43-foot-high Great Hall and turned a parking lot into a 9,000-square-foot sculpture garden. A new entrance on South Dixie Highway restored the axial layout of Marion Sims Wyeth's original 1941 Art Deco building.
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