A calm, uncrowded museum on the Rose Parade route with a collection of startling quality: Rembrandt and Brueghel, Monet, Manet and Renoir, and one of the best groups of South and Southeast Asian sculpture in the country, plus Rodin's The Thinker by the entrance.
- Address
- 411 W Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91105
- Hours
- Mon, Thu, Sun 12:00-17:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-19:00; closed Tue, Wed (nortonsimon.org, 2026-10)
- Best time to go
- Afternoon · About 2 h
- Price
- Adults $20, seniors $15, 18 and under and students free; free parking lot (nortonsimon.org, 2026)
- Price level
- $$
- Free entry
- Free on the first Friday of every month, 16:00-19:00
Also free for: 18 and under, students with ID, active military, EBT cardholders free
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Free for everyone on the first Friday of every month, 4-7pm
- The museum lot is free
- The sculpture garden was renovated in the recent $15-million refresh: save time for it