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1450 S. Dixie Highway West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Storytelling Mondays

Norton Museum of Art staff member reads to a group of children

Storytelling Mondays / Hare's Big Heart

Monday, July 11 / 11AM-12PM

Little and big kids alike, join us for vivid, multi-sensory storytelling held the second and last Monday of the month. Dynamic storytellers will provide children and families with tell-tales.  

Ideal for ages 3 - 10

Cost: Museum Admission / Members FREE 

Summary of Hare's Big Heart

Even on the African continent, it’s hard to make a friend! Whether high up in the trees or around the banks of a watering hole, friends can sometimes be hard to find. So, we muster the courage to meet new people and ultimately discover we have more in common with one another than we might have first thought. Take a journey from the sycamore tree through the grasslands where we’ll find a South African hare who’s simply in search of someone to call her friend. In a blend of courage and social-emotional learning, Michael A Woodward, Jr. and Elizabeth Stoops’ Hare’s Big Heart illustrates the beauty of friendship and the challenges it takes sometimes to start them.

Cover of Hare's Big Heart

Open today from 10 am - 5 pm!
CDC COVID-19 Community Level for Palm Beach County: HIGH

Current Health and Safety Policies:

 MASKS REQUIRED
 TEMPERATURE TAKING REQUIRED 
SOCIAL DISTANCING ENCOURAGED 
MUSEUM AND EVENT CAPACITIES LIMITED 
 VACCINATION AND BOOSTERS ENCOURAGED (NOT REQUIRED) 

The CDC’s COVID-19 Community Level for Palm Beach County is currently High. In response to this, the following general policies are in effect at the Norton: 

  • Masks are mandatory indoors throughout the Museum campus (ages 2+), regardless of negative tests or vaccination status, except while eating or drinking. Masks are provided upon request. 

  • Temperature taking is required upon entering the Museum. Visitors with a temperature of 100.4 F or above will not be admitted. 

  • Capacities will be limited for the Museum and in certain indoor event spaces. Guests are encouraged to reserve admission online in advance.

  • Guests are encouraged to practice social distancing, maintaining 6 feet of space from others. 

  • For the safety of all visitors and the Museum’s staff and volunteers, the Norton encourages visitors to get vaccinated and boosted in accordance with CDC guidance, though this is not required for admission. 

Please note that the Norton’s COVID-19 policies remain subject to change as circumstances evolve. Visit norton.org/covid-19 for the most up-to-date information. 

The Museum will continue to conduct heightened cleaning and sanitation and will continue to provide mask to visitors who request them.

These policies are informed by guidance and recommendations issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and other authoritative or controlling government-issued health standards 

For the most up-to-date information from the CDC, click here. 

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The health and safety of our guests is a top priority for the Norton Museum of Art.