The Norton Simon Museum is an art museum located in Pasadena, California, USA. It was previously known by other names, including the Pasadena Art Institute and the Pasadena Art Museum.
The Simon collections include European paintings, sculpture, tapestry and remarkable sculpture from South Asia. Outside gardens house sculpture and a pond. The museum is located along the route of the Tournament of Roses Parade, where its distinctive, brown tile-ex...
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The Norton Simon Museum is an art museum located in Pasadena, California, USA. It was previously known by other names, including the Pasadena Art Institute and the Pasadena Art Museum.
The Simon collections include European paintings, sculpture, tapestry and remarkable sculpture from South Asia. Outside gardens house sculpture and a pond. The museum is located along the route of the Tournament of Roses Parade, where its distinctive, brown tile-exterior can be seen in the background on television.
The museum features a theater which shows films throughout the day. It hosts lectures, symposia, and dance and musical performances year-round.
The Pasadena Art Museum was completed in 1969, designed by Pasadena architects Thornton Ladd and John Kelsey. The exterior is covered with 115,000 brown tiles made by Edith Heath. In the early 1970s, due to an ambitious schedule of progressive art exhibits and a new building project, the museum began to experience extreme financial hardships. Starting...
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