ART MUSEUM
Norton Simon Museum
/ 5 · 3,533 Google reviews
411 W Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91105 · Pasadena, near the Rose Bowl
- Hours today
- 12 PM – 5 PM
- Visit time
- 2 hours
- Best for
- European paintings, Asian sculpture
- Founded
- 1969
About this museum
A small museum holding one of the country's best privately-assembled European painting collections — Degas bronzes, Goya, Rembrandt, Picasso — alongside a deep South and Southeast Asian sculpture wing. Often near-empty even on weekends. Read the full review →
Visitor tips
- TIP The garden is a Galen Cranz design — worth circling on the way out.
Don't miss
- GALLERIES Largest collection of Degas bronzes in the world
- ASIAN WING 10th-century Buddhist sculpture from Cambodia
The full review
The Norton Simon's collection is depth over breadth: the largest single collection of Degas bronzes in the world, a Rembrandt self-portrait, Picasso's Woman with a Book, plus several Zurbaráns and Goyas. The Asian collection in the lower level is comparable to the LACMA's. Pasadena traffic is the only thing keeping the museum from being on every LA must-do list.
From
$20