Norton Museum of Art

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This article is for the Norton Museum of Art in Florida. See this link for the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California.

The Norton Museum of Art is an art museum located in West Palm Beach, Florida. Its collection includes over 5,000 works concentrated in European, American, Chinese, Contemporary art, and Photography. It was founded in 1941 by Ralph Hubbard Norton (1875–1953) and his wife, Elizabeth Calhoun Norton (1881–1947).

[edit] 1941 Founding

Norton, the former head of the Acme Steel Company in Chicago, moved to West Palm Beach upon retiring and decided to share his sizable collection of paintings and sculpture. The late Art Deco/Neo-Classic building designed by Marion Syms Wyeth opened its doors to the public on February 8, 1941.

[edit] 2003 Expansion

The new Gail and Melvin Nessel Wing opened to the public on March 8, 2003, named for Museum benefactors Gail and Melvin Nessel. The new wing features rotating selections from the Museum's permanent collections.