The Norton Museum is pleased to offer Art After Dark, from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. the second Thursday of every month. The first Art After Dark premiered to rave reviews from an audience of over 540 people! This new and innovative evening event provides Museum visitors with a unique opportunity to enjoy the Museum afterhours. Every Art After Dark will be different from the last, but each will always offer music, film, special tours with curators and docents, hands-on art activities, a cash bar, delicious menu options from Café 1451 at the Norton and lots of FUN for everyone! General admission rates apply, FREE to Members and children 12 and under. All ages are welcome!
This program is generously underwritten in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services. Media support generously provided by Clear Channel Radio, The Palm Beach Post, PBPulse.com. Graphic design provided by d g Communications Group. Printing services provided by Southeastern Printing.
Click here to view a video detailing one person's great experience at Art After Dark!
August 12: Museum Mysteries
5:30-6:00 p.m. - pbpulse.com Family Tour: How Intriguing!
5:30-6:30 - Museum Mystery Interactive Tour
5:30 to 7:30 p.m. - D.I.Y. Art-making: Mystery Treasure Boxes
6:00-6:30 p.m. - Docent-led Tour: How Intriguing!
6:30-7:00 p.m. - Curator’s Conversation: The Contemporary Collection: Cheryl Brutvan, Curator of Contemporary Art
7:00 p.m. - Prize Drawings! 3 Chances to win: Museum membership, Starbucks gift card, and Jerry’s Artarama Art Set
7:00 p.m. - Film: Clue (94 min) directed by Jonathan Lynn
7:05-8:30 p.m. - New York-style jazz duo, guitar + upright bass: Tom Floyd + Darrell Lacy
Museum Store and Membership Desk are open until 7:00pm
Bars and Café 1451 open until 8:45pm
Galleries open until 9:00pm.
September 16: East Meets West
*(Note: special date due to Rosh Hashanah)
Expand your horizons on the Ancient Silk Road! Laurie Barnes, Elizabeth B. McGraw Curator of Chinese Art, introduces the special exhibition On the Silk Road and High Seas: Chinese Ceramics, Culture and Commerce. Try Tai Chi and see a Chinese brush painting demonstration. Take a tour to explore the connections between East and West and watch the film, Hero, based on the life of the first Chinese Emperor.