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The Norton’s permanent collection is quite extensive, including the works of over 100 artists... from Renaissance Old Masters, to modernist iconoclasts and contemporary neo-realists.
In addition, our museum possesses hundreds of sculptures ranging from miniatures and maquettes to life-size pieces in media including bronze, silver, marble, and wood.
Among the oldest works in the Norton are pieces from ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, and Persia and six tapestries dating from the 16th century which once graced the palace of a King of France.
Decorative arts are also featured throughout the museum, including works in porcelain, pressed and blown glass, and 18th - 19th century silver.
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Botanical Gardens Hours: Wednesday - Sunday from sunrise to sunset
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Events & Exhibitions
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December 4, 2025 - January 11, 2026
A Storybook Christmas & Yuletide: Holiday Favorites from the Norton Holiday Exhibitions
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Happy New Year from the R. W. Norton Art Gallery! 🎉
We look forward to seeing what 2026 brings.
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✨Reminder✨
The museum will be closed today, Thursday, January 1st, so our staff can ring in the new year. Starting Friday, January 2nd, the museum will resume our normal hours.
Thursday, January 1st - CLOSED
Friday, January 2nd - OPEN: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Saturday, January 3rd - OPEN: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Sunday, January 4th - OPEN: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
It`s New Year`s Eve!🍾
What better way to help ring in the new year then a special look at artist Marion Greenwood`s "New Year`s Eve (Midnight Show)" from 1942.
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Marion Kathryn Greenwood (1909 – 1970) was an American social realist artist who became popular starting in the 1920s and became renowned in both the United States and Mexico. She is most well known for her murals, but she was also an easel painter, printmaker, and fresco painter.
After attending school in Paris, Greenwood moved to New York in 1930 and began her career as an illustrator. The following year, she traveled to the Southwest, where she painted Navajo Indians. She then travelled to Mexico, where she painted her first mural, which later earned her several commissions. In 1936, she returned to the United States and continued painting murals for the Works Progress Administration. Later in 1944, she was appointed as a war correspondent and produced a series of paintings for the Army Medical Corps. After the war, Greenwood focused on easel painting and lithography while travelling extensively in China, the West Indies, Africa, and India.
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Celebrate 2026 with a visit to the museum and check out "New Year`s Eve (Midnight Show)" by Marion Greenwood on display now!
Also Shown:
Marion Greenwood, 1944. (Photograph by Peter A. Juley and Son Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum.
✨ 2025 ✨
As we look back on the past year at the R.W. Norton Art Gallery, we’re filled with gratitude and pride. From inspiring exhibitions and meaningful programs to joyful community events, live music, family days, and quiet moments of reflection in the galleries and gardens, this year was one to remember.
Thank you to the artists, patrons, staff, docents, and everyone who walked through our doors and shared in the beauty of art and nature with us. Your enthusiasm, creativity, and support make all we do possible.
Here’s to a wonderful year! We can’t wait to welcome you back in 2026. ✨🎨🌿
The new year is almost here!🎊
Let`s take a look at artist Anne Goldthwaite`s "At Montmartre (New Year`s Night Café Versaille)" from 1910 to welcome 2026.
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Anne Goldthwaite (1869 – 1944) was an American artist and advocate of women`s rights and equal rights. Goldthwaite studied art in New York City before moving to Paris, where she studied modern art and later became a member of a circle that included Gertrude Stein, Henri Matisse, and Pablo Picasso. She soon became a member of a group of artists that called themselves "Académie Moderne" and held annual exhibitions.
Back in the United States, she set up residence in New York City and spent the summers with family in Montgomery, Alabama. She taught at the Art Students League of New York for 23 years, and during the summers, she was an instructor at the Dixie Art Colony. Goldthwaite became known in the South for her scenes of post-slave rural African American life. She was an organizer for the 1915 Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture by Women Artists for the Benefit of the Woman Suffrage Campaign and created works of art for the event.
Check out "At Montmartre (New Year`s Night Café Versaille)" from 1910 on display now!
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Also Shown:
Anne Goldthwaite (1930) photographed by Peter A. Juley & Son.
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Shown:
1. "Prison Print I - Title Plate" by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 - 1778) Etching, c. 1761
2. "Beggar Woman Leaning on a Stick" by Rijn van Rembrandt (1606 - 1669) Etching, 1646
3. "Catherine s`espongeant (Sponge Bathing)" by Suzanne Valadon (1865 - 1938) Soft-ground etching and drypoint, 1908
4. "Morning on the St. John`s, Florida" by Thomas Moran (1837 - 1926) Etching, 1881
5. "Una Reina del Circo" by Francisco Goya (1746 - 1828) Etching and aquatint, c. 1824
6. "Drouet, Sculpteur" by James A.M. Whistler (1834 - 1903) Etching and drypoint, 1859
7. "Nachdenkende Frau II (Woman Meditating II)" by Käthe Kollwitz (1867 - 1945) Lithograph, 1920
8. "Shadow Dance" by Martin Lewis (1881 - 1962) Drypoint and sand ground, 1930
9. "Whodunit" by Wanda Gag (1893 - 1946) Lithograph, 1944
🎉 Happy birthday, Hugh Mesibov 🎉
Born #OnThisDay in 1916, Mesibov was an American abstract expressionist artist who began his career as a federal artist for the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression and later became a member of the 10th Street galleries and part of the New York School during the 1940s-60s. His work has elements of Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism and figurative aspects across several media such as watercolor, oil, and acrylic as well as etchings, lithographs and monoprints. His work has received a global reputation and is included in many collections in the United States and worldwide, including the R.W. Norton Art Gallery`s.
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🎨"Pieta" by Hugh Mesibov (1916-2016) Drypoint, date unknown
It’s like a book club, but MUCH better!
Do you like movies? Do you like exploring behind the scenes and learning the nuts and bolts of movie making? If so, please join us for Reel Adventures: "The Silence of the Lambs!" It’s like a book club, but MUCH better! Along with good fun, food and drink, prizes awarded, and more.
It works like this: We pick a movie that is either available free of charge, or at minimal cost, on one or more digital platforms. You watch this movie in the comfort of your own home, and then we meet at the museum for a discussion led by film expert and director, Jeffrey Goodman, intermixed with trivia and games.
We will be providing complimentary water, soft drinks, a signature-themed mocktail, and light hors d’oeuvres. However, you are encouraged to bring whatever snacks strike your fancy.
"The Silence of the Lambs" is a 1991 American psychological horror thriller film directed by Jonathan Demme and written by Ted Tally, adapted from Thomas Harris`s 1988 novel. It stars Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling, a young FBI trainee who is hunting a serial killer known as "Buffalo Bill" (Ted Levine), who skins his female victims. To catch him, she seeks the advice of the imprisoned Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins), a brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial murderer.
"The Silence of the Lambs" is available on Roku with subscription and YouTube TV, Amazon Prime, and Apple TV for $3.99.
Tickets are available HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1977531652406?aff=oddtdtcreator
Collection Highlights
The R.W. Norton Art Gallery boasts an extensive permanent collection that includes more than 400 paintings and a plethora of sculptures representing over 100 artists. Our collection represents a wide variety of styles, time periods, and historical importance.
Schedule a Tour
Group tours are available on Thursdays and Fridays from 1:00 - 3:30 pm.
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