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The Norton Museum of Art is internationally known for its distinguished permanent collection featuring American Art, Chinese Art, Contemporary Art, European Art and Photography. Its masterpieces of 19th century and 20th century painting and sculpture include works by Brancusi, Gauguin, Matisse, Miró, Monet, Picasso, Davis, Hassam, Hopper, Manship, O'Keeffe, Pollock and Sheeler. The Norton presents special exhibitions, lectures, tours and programs for adults and children throughout the year.

09/02/2026

What happens when you don’t have the context for a photograph? 📸

The exhibition “Cursed Images: Pictures Out of Context” attempts to answer this question. All these images are everyday snapshots. Who took them? We don’t really know. This exhibition is drawn from the Peter J. Cohen Collection, often sourced from estate sales or thrift stores. Though each snapshot probably meant a lot to the person who took it, we no longer know the context.

Without context, we might find these photos odd or uncanny, becoming what is called a “cursed image” in online slang. The ambiguity of these snapshots invites lingering questions, prompting viewers to consider how vernacular photographs circulate and endure over time.

Learn more in our Exhibition Insights segment on YouTube, and then head to the Norton to see this exhibition on view until November 1.

Palm Beach County residents, be sure to join us for the LAST free summer Saturday of the season! ☀️Don't miss out! Septe...
09/01/2026

Palm Beach County residents, be sure to join us for the LAST free summer Saturday of the season! ☀️

Don't miss out! September 5 is the last day that Palm Beach County residents can get FREE Museum Admission as part of Summer at the Norton before the season ends. We'll see you here!

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Free Saturday admission for Palm Beach County residents during Summer at the Norton was made possible by the generosity of the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation.

Join us at The Restaurant for Flavor South Florida in the month of September! 🍽️Flavor South Florida lets you explore lo...
08/31/2026

Join us at The Restaurant for Flavor South Florida in the month of September! 🍽️

Flavor South Florida lets you explore local dining with special deals during September. Whether you’re a foodie or you’re just hungry during your Museum visit, you’ll want to stop by The Restaurant for lunch (or for dinner during Art After Dark on Friday nights!) to get a deal on a three-course meal.

Enjoy contemporary American fare with a $35 per person lunch that includes an appetizer, main course, and dessert. We’ll also have a three-course dinner available on Friday nights for $45 per person. Alcohol, tax, and gratuity are additional. See the full menu and make a reservation on our website.

Finding our way around with the help of some bedazzling ✨We’ve seen a lot of tiny gemstone posts across the web this wee...
08/29/2026

Finding our way around with the help of some bedazzling ✨

We’ve seen a lot of tiny gemstone posts across the web this week, and we just had to hop on the trend. We hope you find it as fun as we did (see slide 4 for the mood while bedazzling), and that we’ve inspired you to get a little artsy. Head to the Norton to get your own blank map, and maybe do a little exploring while you’re at it.

P.S. Our social media manager asks you not to judge the state of her manicure.

08/28/2026

Celebrating one year of the Norton Favorites series ❤️

Keep your eye out for a new video every Thursday or Friday.

08/27/2026

Norton Favorites: Katherine and María Berrío ❤️

Hear from one of our teaching artists and Museum educators about how María Berrío’s “The Quiet Undoing” is one of her favorite works of art at the Museum. Katherine is an artist herself working in similar media, so she shares how she admires the materialism in Berrío’s work. She also tells us how the artist’s body of work inspires her in her own practice.

This work is on view as part of "Recognition of Art by Women: In Retrospect," which is on view until September 27. See this work on view during your next visit to the Museum, and follow along with us for more Norton Favorites!

Featured artwork:
María Berrío (Colombian, born 1982), “The Quiet Undoing,” 2020, Collage with Japanese paper and watercolor on canvas, 84 x 84 1/2 in. (213.4 x 214.6 cm), Purchase, R. H. Norton Trust, 2021.27, © María Berrío

See “Chang Dai-chien: A Master of Modern Chinese Painting” when it opens on August 29!Chang Dai-chien was widely regarde...
08/25/2026

See “Chang Dai-chien: A Master of Modern Chinese Painting” when it opens on August 29!

Chang Dai-chien was widely regarded as one of the most important Chinese painters of the 20th century. He balanced different styles, both as a master traditionalist and an innovative Modernist painter. The three works that will be on display demonstrate his deep engagement with the classical traditions of Chinese painting and calligraphy while also revealing his remarkable ability to reinterpret tradition for the modern era. For instance, this ink portrait of Li Bai, the celebrated eighth-century poet, shows one of Chang Dai-chien’s diverse approaches to brushwork.

Opening soon at the Norton. Learn more on our website.

Featured artwork:
Chang Dai-chien (Chinese, 1899 -1983), “Portrait of Li Bai,” 1927, Hanging scroll, ink on paper, Overall: 65 5/8 x 30 1/2 in. (166.7 x 77.5 cm), On loan from the Dongguan Lou Collection, Photo: Alli Luihn

08/22/2026

Looking back at the fun from our Art Around the World Community Day 🖼️❤️

Last weekend’s free community day brought more than 1,200 people to the Museum to explore art in its many forms. We enjoyed welcoming so many of you for this special celebration of creativity!

Activities included:
🖼️ Gallery activations with our Museum Educators who gave us interactive prompts that brought the artworks to life
🖌️ A gesture drawing class with a live model led by Guest Teaching Artist Shannon Walker
🎵 A harp performance with AnnaLisa Underhay
✒️ A class on traditional printmaking techniques with Guest Teaching Artist Joseph Velasquez
🌟 A journey through the galleries with the Teen Collective’s Art Passport activity
✂️ The creation of travel collages with Guest Teaching Artist Diana Garcia
📖 Storytelling with Monica Ladd
🎸 A classical guitar performance with Arturo Romay
🗣️ Tours and spotlight talks with our docents who taught us more about the art on view

Thank you to those who joined us, and to our Museum staff and community partners who helped bring this day together! We’ll see you for the next FREE community day, celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month at our Nuestra Cultura Community Day on October 3!

08/21/2026

Norton Favorites: Charles and “Winter Afternoon” ❤️

On his much-anticipated return to social media, hear from Charles, one of our security guards, about how George Wesley Bellows’ “Winter Afternoon” is one of his favorite works of art at the Museum. He shares how he was inspired by the artist’s persistence in capturing the look of snow, and how it motivates him to keep working on his own artistic practice. He also shares how it makes him want to experience snow for the first time.

See this work on view during your next visit to the Museum, and follow along with us for more Norton Favorites!

Featured artwork:
George Wesley Bellows (American, 1882 – 1925), “Winter Afternoon,” 1909, Oil on canvas, 30 x 38 in. (76.2 x 96.5 cm), Gift of R. H. Norton, 49.1

08/21/2026

Palm Beach County residents, be sure to join us for the last few free summer Saturdays of the season! ☀️

In case you missed it, we’re offering FREE Museum admission to Palm Beach County residents during the summertime. There are only three more dates left before the fall: August 22, August 29, and September 5. Head to the Norton to get inspired. We’ll see you here!

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Free Saturday admission for Palm Beach County residents during Summer at the Norton was made possible by the generosity of the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation.

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