This will be the 22nd time in as many years that the Museum has commissioned a rose in honor of the
Tournament of Roses, the famous event held every year in Pasadena. Because the Museum serves as the backdrop for the televised parade-camera crews are positioned directly across the street on Colorado Boulevard-millions of viewers around the world recognize and enjoy the rose.

This year's rose, designed by Charisma Floats in Pasadena, will feature a bright palette of purple and
white flowers. Photographers and camera crews are welcome to view and record this event; please contact the Museum's press department for more information.

About the Norton Simon Museum

The Norton Simon Museum is known around the world as one of the most remarkable private art collections ever assembled. Seven centuries of European art from the Renaissance to the 20th century are on view, including works by such artists as Raphael, Botticelli, Rubens, Rembrandt, Zurbarán, Watteau, Fragonard and Goya. The Museum features a particularly celebrated Impressionist and Post- Impressionist collection, with paintings by Manet, Renoir, Monet, Degas, van Gogh, Toulouse-Lautrec
and Cézanne. In addition, there are 20th-century works by Picasso, Braque, Matisse, Klee, Kandinsky and the German Expressionists. Complementing the Western art is an outstanding collection of Asian sculpture from India and Southeast Asia spanning a period of 2,000 years.

The Norton Simon Museum is located in Pasadena on the corner of Orange Grove and Colorado Boulevards at the intersection of the Foothill (210) and Ventura (134) freeways. The Museum is open every day except Tuesday, from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., and 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Friday. Admission is $8.00 for adults and $4.00 for seniors. Members, students with I.D. and patrons age 18 and under are admitted free of charge. Admission is free for everyone on the first Friday of every month from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The Museum is wheelchair accessible. Free parking is available and no reservations are necessary.

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