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⚠️ The Norton Simon Museum will remain closed on Mon, Aug 21 due to the severe weather conditions. Tickets purchased for Sun and Mon are redeemable for the next 30 days. Please contact tickets@nortonsimon.org with any questions. We hope that everyone in our community stays safe.
⚠️ The Norton Simon Museum is closed today (Sunday, August 20) due to the weather conditions. We hope that everyone in our community stays safe.
Tickets purchased for August 20th are redeemable for the next 30 days. Please contact tickets@nortonsimon.org with any questions.
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Few things are so wonderful, and so wonderfully political, as food. hyperallergic.com/838171/the…
Join us Aug 5 at 4:30pm for a screening of "The Gleaners and I," dir. by Agnès Varda. In this documentary, Varda explores the world of modern-day gleaners: those living on the margins who survive by foraging for what society throws away. Free w/ adm. bit.ly/3rYSdZP
😎 Enjoy free admission to the galleries and garden on Friday, August 4th from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m.
🗓️ Can't make it this Friday? Enjoy free admission for all on the first Friday of the month from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m.
No reservations or advance tickets necessary.
👑 Our chess series is back! Join us Saturdays in August from 4:00–6:00 p.m. to challenge a friend to a game of chess in our Sculpture Garden. Not a chess master just yet? Learn the rules of the game from U.S. chess expert. #Free w/ admission. bit.ly/NSMChess2023
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Join the Norton Simon Museum for a plasticine painting workshop for children ages 5 and up. Then on August 4 participants and their caregivers are invited to a free follow-up tour of the Norton Simon Museum. Call (626) 744-7268 to sign up or sign up here: bit.ly/3DqpsYK
ALT Image: colorful plasticine painting Text: Children & Tweens Plasticine Painting with Norton Simon Museum Tuesday, August 1 |2 - 3 p.m. | La Pintoresca Branch For accessibility information and requests, contact (626) 744-7311 or CSC@cityofpasadena.net. Providing at least 72 hours advance notice will help ensure availability.
🎬 SAT, JULY 8, 4:30 pm | "Babette's Feast,' dir. by Gabriel Axel, tells the story of a French housekeeper with a mysterious past who brings quiet revolution in the form of one exquisite meal served to a circle of starkly pious villagers. #Free w/ adm. bit.ly/NSMFilms_AllConsuming
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The @NortonSimon Museum’s “All Consuming: Art and the Essence of Food” explores how artists depicted and shaped food culture from 16th century Europe to the 1900s. The exhibit is ongoing through Monday, Aug. 14.
pasadenaweekly.com/arts_and_…
🎉 First Free Friday Evenings are back! Bring your friends or family and enjoy free admission on Fri, July 7th from 4-7pm.
📆 Can't make it this Friday? Enjoy free admission for all on the first Friday of the month from 4-7pm.
No reservations or advance tickets necessary.
🎉 First Free Friday Evenings are back! Bring your friends or family and enjoy free admission on Fri, July 7th from 4-7pm.
📆 Can't make it this Friday? Enjoy free admission for all on the first Friday of the month from 4-7pm.
No reservations or advance tickets necessary.
🍇 Listen to a conversation with Assistant Curator Maggie Bell and Laura Fried, Co-founder and Director of Active Cultures (@activecultures_), as they discuss the dynamics between art and food historically and in contemporary life.
LISTEN: bit.ly/3JLYWN8
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A current exhibition at the @NortonSimon examines the many meanings of the edible in art. Read about the various ways in which food figures in European art from 1500 to 1900 here bitly.ws/IzEY
#FoodAsArt #Exhibition #NortonSimonMuseum
🌿 SAT, JUNE 10, 4:00–6:30 p.m.: Celebrate the start of summer with the Museum’s annual garden party! Explore the sights and sounds of the Sculpture Garden with live music and a variety of art-making activities for all ages. #FREE w/ museum adm. bit.ly/NSMGardenParty2023
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Kick off summer at the @NortonSimon Museum’s Garden Party. Spend the evening exploring the sights and sounds of the Sculpture Garden, inspired by Monet’s garden at Giverny. Details at visitpasadena.com/events/gar… #visitpasadena #nortonsimon #gardenparty #museummonday
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It’s time for…. Team! Tip! Thursday!🌟 Today we hear from Lauren Song, our design fellow. What is Lauren's Triple T? Take a look…. @NortonSimon 🎨🏛️
Due to technical issues, the screening of "Brother Sun, Sister Moon" on Saturday, May 27, has been cancelled. We are very sorry for the inconvenience.
On #WorldMeditationDay, explore our nearly three dozen brief recorded meditations paired with artworks from the collections. These online Meditative Moments are a way to contemplate and interact with art on a deeper level. bit.ly/3MLTN9q
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Henri Rousseau, born 21 May 1844. “Tiger in a Tropical Storm” (1891) @NationalGallery
“A Lion Devouring its Prey” (1905)
Private collection
“Tropical Forest: Battling Tiger and Buffalo” (1908) @state_hermitage
“Exotic Landscape” (1910) @NortonSimon
