Experts' Choice Award Norton Simon Museum
8 expert reviews
“Visit industrialist Norton Simon’s huge collection of fine art, including works by Degas, Renoir, Gauguin, and Cézanne.”
– Travel + Leisure
Concierge "Amid beautiful gardens inspired by Monet's Giverny, this somewhat drab, boxy museum (built in 1969) had its interior spruced up by Frank Gehry in the late '90s."
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"Rodin’s The Thinker is only a mind-teasing overture to the full symphony of art in store at this exquisite museum." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Visit industrialist Norton Simon’s huge collection of fine art, including works by Degas, Renoir, Gauguin, and Cézanne." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"Elegantly displayed in a spare contemporary building are 1,000 works from a private art collection spanning seven centuries of European painting and sculpture and 2,00 years of Asian sculpture." Full review
On the Grid "The Norton Simon Museum has an astonishing collection of European art from the Renaissance to the 20th Century." Full review
National Geographic "European and American paintings from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, including many masterpieces of the baroque and renaissance eras (Raphael, Rubens, Rembrandt), Impressionism (Degas)" Full review
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Tip: Don't miss ancient sculptures of Hindu and Asian deities downstairs, representing a passion of Simon's famous wife, actor Jennifer Jones.
Frommer's "The Norton Simon displays one of the finest private collections of European, American, and Asian art in the world." Full review
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