The great pleasures of seeing the wonderful line-up of 32 paintings in the Kasten collection of fine art is being able to take passage to another era - from the 1860s into the 1920s - through paintings by distinguished artists from England, France, Germany and Austria.  Visitors will embark on a visual tour given by some of the finest artists of this time.  It is a Grand Tour of artistic temperament in lands and locations, sometimes humble and often historical.

The great pleasures of seeing the wonderful line-up of 32 paintings in the Kasten collection of fine art is being able to take passage to another era - from the 1860s into the 1920s - through paintings by distinguished artists from England, France, Germany and Austria.  Visitors will embark on a visual tour given by some of the finest artists of this time.  It is a Grand Tour of artistic temperament in lands and locations, sometimes humble and often historical.

Though dedicated to our more typically "masculine" artists, we welcome both sexes to explore the world of men who not only enjoyed the wild, but sometimes became an active part of it.

The great pleasures of seeing the wonderful line-up of 32 paintings in the Kasten collection of fine art is being able to take passage to another era - from the 1860s into the 1920s - through paintings by distinguished artists from England, France, Germany and Austria.  Visitors will embark on a visual tour given by some of the finest artists of this time.  It is a Grand Tour of artistic temperament in lands and locations, sometimes humble and often historical.

While we celebrate our independence, we like to celebrate those who won it and those who preserved it for us.

To understand the history of Western art, it's important to begin at the beginning and that's what we do in this tour.

All artists perfect their own techniques to create a unique aesthetic.  This month visitors will explore just how that happens, examining particular works closely to see how the artists composed them. 

What? Scared of a little art?  You will be after our tour.  Even though it takes place in the middle of the afternoon, you'll wind your way down echoing halls and around corners where paintings and sculpture (and the other odd item) inspire hair-raising tales.

As we enter the holiday season, it's definitely the time of year when family comes to the fore of everyone's mind.  Our artists are no exception and, in fact, many of them came from families where art was a shared concern.

A family favorite, the Christmas tour uses artwork and stories to explore the true meaning of Christmas, culminating with an exploration of the Norton's annual in-house Christmas exhibition, featuring religious works celebrating Christmas throughout the Christian world from East to West.