Virtual Tours

Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926), Gardens of the Villa Moreno, Bordighera, 1884 (detial)

This tour provides a wonderful way for a group to get to know the Museum's founders, Ralph and Elizabeth Norton, the story of the Museum they established 80 years ago, and the remarkable, diverse collection that has grown to over 8,000 objects including ancient Chinese jades and bronzes, artworks by Gauguin, Picasso, O'Keeffe, Pollock and contemporary pieces by leading artists such as Jose Bedia, Nick Cave and Mickalene Thomas.

Georgia O'Keeffe (American, 1887-1986), Ranchos Church No. 1, 1929 (detail)

Through the Recognition of Art by Women series of exhibitions (RAW), the Norton Museum of Art has celebrated the achievements of contemporary women artists. However, amazing stories of women in the visual arts - as artists, patrons, and as muses - appear at every turn. From ancient Chinese heroines and Dutch patrons to leaders of the Harlem Renaissance and the New York School, explore remarkable artworks and the artists who created them on this tour.

Shirin Neshat (Iranian, born 1957), I am Its Secret, 1993 (detial)

The Photography collection has grown dramatically since a gift of over 600 photographs by Baroness Jeanne von Oppenheim established the collection in the 1990s. Today, the collection encompasses the history of the medium that changed the way we see, beginning with pioneering work by William Henry Fox Talbot, classic images by Edward Weston, Dorothea Lange and Gordon Parks, and including contemporary artists like Shirin Neshat and Graciela Iturbide.