Adult Group Tours
Enjoy a private, docent-led tour of a special exhibition or the Museum's collection.
Special Tour Rates
Book your tour in advance during July and receive 15% off the group tour total.
Book your tour in advance during August or September and receive 10% off the group tour total.
Special Exhibition Tour
Frida Kahlo (Mexican, 1907-1954)
Self-Portrait with Monkeys, 1943
Oil on canvas32 1/8 x 24 ¾in. (81.5 x 63 cm)
The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection of 20th Century Mexican Art and the Vergel Foundation
© 2021 Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
October 23, 2021 - February 6, 2022
Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Mexican Modernism: From the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection
$30 per person
When Jacques and Natasha Gelman emigrated to Mexico, they quickly became friends of the leading artists of the time, including Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. Decades later, theirs is one of the greatest collections of modern Mexican art in the world. Enjoy works by artists inspired by the ideals of the Mexican Revolution and artifacts of indigenous cultures, including Rufino Tamayo, Lola Alvarez Bravo, as well as Rivera. The exhibition features over twenty paintings and drawings by Frida Kahlo including her iconic self-portraits and explores her persona through photographs and the types of Mexican dress and textiles she wore and celebrated.
Spanish speaking tours available upon request (Mexican Modernism tour only)
Permanent Collection Tours (available year-round)
Mickalene Thomas (American, born 1971), Naomi Looking Forward #2, 2016, © 2018 Micklene Thomas / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Great Work! The Norton Museum of Art Collection
$20 per person
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 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 Keith Haring, Njideka Akunyili Crosby and Mickalene Thomas.
Artists, Muses, Patrons: Women in the Arts
$20 per person
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 avant-garde, explore remarkable artworks and the artists who created them.
Tour information
Tour Times
Daily tours are available 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
(Last tour begins at 1:30 p.m.).
Spanish speaking tours available upon request (Mexican Modernism tour only).
Tour Groups
Minimum of 15 people – Maximum of 45 people
(Permanent collection tours)
Tour Groups receive 10% discount in the Store the day of the tour.
Reservations and Booking
Tours must be reserved at least three weeks prior to the tour date.
- 50% payment due with signed contract to secure reservation
- 100% payment due ten business days prior to the tour date or tour is subject to cancellation.
- Tour groups have ten business days prior to the tour date to make changes.
- 50% refund for tours cancelled with ten business days' notice. 100% refund if cancelled by the Norton Museum.
Refund Policy
- 50% refund for tours cancelled with ten business days' prior to the tour date.
- 100% refund if canceled by the Norton Museum.
Virtual Tours
Available upon request.
Tours for up to 25 guests are $40; Tours for up to 50 guests are $80.
Virtual tours are on Zoom and of the Museum’s collections including interactive discussion with Norton Docents. You have a choice of one of the following options for the tour. The Zoom link is emailed to the tour organizer. Virtual tours are about 60 minutes.
The tour must be booked, and a 50% deposit must be received at least 3 weeks before the tour date.
An installation view of Georges Braque, Still Life on Red Tablecloth; Constantin Brancusi, Mademoiselle Pogany II; Pablo Picasso’s The Red Foulard.
Photo: © Nigel Young / Foster + Partners
Great Work! The Norton Museum of Art Collection
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 Keith Haring, Njideka Akunyili Crosby and Mickalene Thomas.
Contact:
Kim Coleman, Visitor Experience Manager, [email protected] or 561-907-4032
Sarah Nastri, Visitor Experience Associate Manager, [email protected] or 561-832-5196 x 1155