点评:The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena is celebrating its 50th anniversary and just had a weekend-long "party". I'm old enough to remember when the museum was being built. It gets prime exposure every New Years Day during the Rose Parade, as it sits right on the corner of Colorado Blvd and Orange Grove, where the parade turns.
It's a beautiful H-shaped building that houses industrialist Norton Simon's large collection of European and Southeast Asian art. The museum and its gorgeous Sculpture Garden have been improved and beautified over the past year.
The museum offers free parking. Right at the entrance is Rodin's "The Thinker" bronze sculpture. The interior galleries are separated into 5 areas: European art 14th-16th centuries, 17th-18th centuries, 19th century and 20th century, plus South and Southeast Asian art downstairs. There's also a gallery downstairs for temporary exhibitions, currently "Gold: Enduring Power, Sacred Craft". On the main level there is a theatre where they were doing live model sketching. There were also live music performances, a sitar player during my visit.
Even an novice art-lover will find may recognizable artists here, including Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Picasso, Cezanne, Degas, Monet, Manet +. The Sculpture Garden has pieces interspersed along the peaceful paths, with a central pond. There is a cafe here, run by the Patina Group.
An enriching, educational and beautiful Pasadena experience.
翻译:位于帕萨迪纳的诺顿·西蒙博物馆正在庆祝其成立50周年,并刚刚举办了一场为期周末的“盛大庆典”。我年纪足够大,还记得博物馆的建造过程。每年元旦玫瑰花车游行期间,博物馆都会获得极佳的曝光度,因为它就坐落在科罗拉多大道和橙树林路的交汇处,游行队伍会在这里转弯。
这是一座美丽的H形建筑,收藏着实业家诺顿·西蒙的大量欧洲和东南亚艺术品。过去一年里,博物馆及其美丽的雕塑花园都得到了修缮和美化。
博物馆提供免费停车位。入口处矗立着罗丹的青铜雕塑作品《思想者》。馆内展厅分为五个区域:14至16世纪欧洲艺术、17至18世纪欧洲艺术、19世纪欧洲艺术和20世纪欧洲艺术,以及位于楼下的南亚和东南亚艺术。楼下还有一个临时展厅,目前正在举办“黄金:永恒的力量,神圣的工艺”展览。主层设有一个剧场,当时正在进行人体模特写生。我参观时还有现场音乐表演,一位西塔琴演奏家正在演奏。
即使是艺术新手也能在这里找到许多熟悉的艺术家作品,包括梵高、伦勃朗、毕加索、塞尚、德加、莫奈、马奈等等。雕塑花园沿着静谧的小径错落有致地分布着各种雕塑作品,中央还有一个池塘。这里还有一家咖啡馆,由帕蒂娜集团经营。
这是一次丰富多彩、寓教于乐且风景优美的帕萨迪纳之旅。