Norton Simon

The Norton Simon Museum of Art houses one of the largest collections of fine art (as opposed to modern art) outside of Europe, and yet, I haden't heard of it until last week when I visited the museum with my Grandparents. Interestingly, the museum is only a few miles, if that, from the office in Pasadena where I drop of my paperwork and fossils every week. When I asked other people about it and they, even the art student that I asked, hadn't heard of it. But there it is, holding some of the most valuable paintings and sculptures in the world. If you are ever in the LA area and have a sence of class, go see the collections of the Norton Simon Museum. It is well worth the trip. Not only that, but unlike the Luvre or the Metrapolitin museum of art, the Norton Simon museum wont be crowded.