Sculpture Garden Celebration Continues

Date: March 1, 2015 - August 31, 2015
Release Date: March 1, 2015

A highlight will be the publication of a book, with an essay by landscape designer Nancy Goslee Power and principal photography by Tim Street-Porter

Pasadena, CA—Beginning in October 2014, the Norton Simon Museum marks the 15^th anniversary of its sculpture garden with a yearlong celebration, including special programming and the publication of a book.

Designed by renowned landscape designer Nancy Goslee Power, the Norton Simon Museum Sculpture Garden has been a highlight for visitors since it was unveiled in October 1999. Works by Aristide Maillol, Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, Auguste Rodin, Jacques Lipchitz and others are installed throughout the Museum’s lush and vibrant gardens.

To commemorate this milestone, the Norton Simon Museum is organizing a series of monthly events that focus on the garden, including lectures, outdoor concerts, art-making programs for adults and families, tours and focus nights. The first event, presented on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014, will be a panel discussion about the renovation with Power, Norton Simon foundations Trustee and retired Museum Director of Art Sara Campbell and Museum Director of Operations John Sudolcan, moderated by Museum Chief Curator Carol Togneri. Also in October, the Museum will publish a free garden guide that offers visitors a map of the grounds and information on many of the plants and sculptures found throughout.

In spring 2015, a visually enticing book on the sculpture garden will be published. With chapters on the history of the property and the works of art installed on the grounds written by Museum staff, along with an essay on the extensive transformation in the 1990s written by Power, this publication will provide readers with an extensive overview of the garden. Throughout the publication will be gorgeous images by celebrated photographer Tim Street-Porter, whom the Norton Simon foundations commissioned to photograph the garden over the course of a year.

More information on the book, as well as a full schedule of events, will be available later this year.

About the Norton Simon Museum

The Norton Simon Museum is known around the world as one of the most remarkable private art collections ever assembled. Over a 30-year period, industrialist Norton Simon (1907–1993) amassed an astonishing collection of European art from the Renaissance to the 20th century, and a stellar collection of South and Southeast Asian art spanning 2,000 years. Modern and Contemporary Art from Europe and the United States, acquired by the former Pasadena Art Museum, also occupies an important place in the Museum’s collections. The Museum houses more than 12,000 objects, roughly 1,000 of which are on view in the galleries and gardens.

Location: The Norton Simon Museum is located at 411 W. Colorado Blvd. at Orange Grove Boulevard in Pasadena, Calif., at the intersection of the Foothill (210) and Ventura (134) freeways. For general Museum information, please call (626) 449-6840 or visit nortonsimon.org. Hours: The Museum is open Thursday through Monday, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Friday and Saturday to 7 p.m.). It is closed on Tuesday and Wednesday. Admission: General admission is $20 for adults and $15 for seniors. Members, students with I.D., and patrons age 18 and under are admitted free of charge. The first Friday of the month from 4 to 7 p.m. is free to all. The Museum is wheelchair accessible. Parking: Parking is free but limited, and no reservations are necessary. Public Transportation: Pasadena Transit stops directly in front of the Museum. Please visit http://pasadenatransit.net for schedules. The MTA bus line #180/181 stops in front of the Museum. The Memorial Park Station on the MTA Gold Line, the closest Metro Rail station to the Museum, is located at 125 E. Holly St. at Arroyo Parkway. Please visit www.metro.net for schedules. Planning your Visit: For up-to-date information on our guidelines and protocols, please visit nortonsimon.org/visit.

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