Future Exhibitions

Mariana: Velázquez’s Portrait of a Queen from the Museo Nacional del Prado

Mariana: Velázquez’s Portrait of a Queen from the Museo Nacional del Prado

Exhibited on the West Coast for the very first time, Diego Velázquez’s extraordinary painting Queen Mariana of Austria (1652–53) is on special loan from the Museo del Prado in Madrid.

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Retrospect: 50 Years at the Norton Simon Museum

Retrospect: 50 Years at the Norton Simon Museum

Through rare photos from the Museum’s archive, Retrospect highlights both significant and lesser-known stories from the Museum’s 50-year history. This small exhibition is held in the Museum’s Focus Gallery.

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Work in Progress: The Art of Making Paintings

Work in Progress: The Art of Making Paintings

This fascinating exhibition features a range of artworks—from preparatory drawings and painted oil studies to abandoned compositions and reused canvases—that reveal the methods of their creation.

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