One Supporter Membership!

The Supporter Membership includes the following benefits for Two (2) Adults and their children/grandchildren under the age of 18:

• Invitations to Special Members-only events including early viewing hours for special exhibitions, Curators' Conversations, and the Annual Appreciation Day


• Subscription to the Museum's magazine and monthly e-newsletter


• Discounts at neighboring food and retail locations via the new Norton Partners program


• The new privilege of reciprocal admission to more than 250+ museums in the US and Canada

The Norton Museum of Art was founded in 1941 by Ralph Hubbard Norton (1875–1953) and his wife, Elizabeth Calhoun Norton (1881–1947). The Nortons were actively interested in fine arts and developed a sizable collection of paintings and sculpture.

An industrialist who headed the Acme Steel Company in Chicago, Mr. Norton retired in 1939 to make his permanent home in West Palm Beach, Florida. Upon moving south, the Nortons decided to share their collection with the public. In 1940, the Norton Gallery and School of Art was built on property located between South Olive Avenue and South Dixie Highway in West Palm Beach. Mr. Norton commissioned Marion Syms Wyeth, of the distinguished firm of Wyeth, King & Johnson, to design a building to house the collection. The late Art Deco/Neo-Classic building opened its doors to the public on February 8, 1941.

The Museum Collection consists of 7,000 works of art concentrated in the following departments: European, American, Chinese, Contemporary, and Photography.