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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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and Enjoy the Fusion of Art and Nature
Botanical Gardens Hours: Wednesday - Sunday from sunrise to sunset
No photography or videography, private or commercial, is allowed inside the museum or on the grounds.
Weddings and private events are NOT allowed on the property.
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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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February 5 - March 15
Daydreams: A Pop-Up Exhibit by Whitney Pollock
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Happy 2026! With a new year comes new movies for our Twilight Talkies series. This year, we are celebrating 10 years of Twilight Talkies! WOW! 😮🎉
We want to hear from YOU! What movies do you want to see this season? 🎬🍿
Happy birthday, Albert Bierstadt! 🎉
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Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902) is widely considered one of America’s greatest landscape artists whose paintings offer a unique picture of American natural history during the second half of the nineteenth century. Produced from photographs and sketches, he made epic panoramas of the untamed American West that proved immensely popular with the American public. Usually large in scale he applied color for romantic rather than naturalistic effect. Strongly influenced by his tours of Europe, Bierstadt’s paintings promoted the idea of conservation, culminating in the establishment of new National Parks, while at the same time highlighting the plight of Native Americans and the threat of extinction to the buffalo.
🦋✨ Exhibit Announcement 🦋✨
5 February - 15 March 2026
"Daydreams: A Pop-Up Exhibit by Whitney Pollock" invites viewers into the vivid inner world of this Texas-based, mixed-media artist, whose work spans both 2D and 3D. Bursting with color and texture, Pollock’s fine art reflects imaginative language and a playful approach to creating.
Divided into where she came from and where she is today, the exhibit explores memory, growth, and self-discovery. Through layered materials and expressive forms, Pollock offers a glimpse into a creative process where nostalgia, curiosity, and joy collide. Daydreams is both personal and immersive, encouraging viewers to linger, wander, and lose themselves in this effervescence of joy.
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Artist Social Media
Instagram • @artbywhitney
Facebook • Art By Whitney
Opening Reception • 5 February 2026 from 5:00 - 7:00 PM
This event is FREE and open to the public. Enjoy mixing and mingling with the artist, live music by @q_major318, and refreshments.
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. Kanopy App through Shreve Memorial Library for free.
Tickets are available HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1977531652406?aff=oddtdtcreator
Paul Revere, born #onthisday in 1735, was an American silversmith, engraver, early industrialist, and Patriot in the American Revolution. He is best known for his midnight ride to alert the colonial militia in April 1775 to the approach of British forces before the battles of Lexington and Concord, as dramatized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow`s poem, "Paul Revere`s Ride" (1861).
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!
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Marion Greenwood, 1944. (Photograph by Peter A. Juley and Son Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum.
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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