Guided Trip to Norton Museum of Art with Ruth Grim

Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026 | 7:30am - 7:30pm

Join on a trip to the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach to view one of the highlights of the exhibition season in Florida - Art and Life in Rembrandt’s Time: Masterpieces from the Leiden Collection. A rarely exhibited private collection, this event brings the largest collection of Rembrandts in private hands to Florida for the first time.

We will have a private tour of the exhibition followed by lunch at the Norton’s renowned café and more time to experience this major south Florida institution. Your guide, OMAM Guest Curator Ruth Grim, will provide commentary and informative videos on the life and times of Rembrandt and his colleagues on the bus trip down and back.

This will be an all day trip! Our chartered bus will depart from OMAM promptly at 7:30am and will return back to OMAM approximately 7:30pm. The (non-refundable) trip registration fee ($80 OMAM Museum/Guild members; $90 Future Members) covers transportation and Ruth's discussions during the ride, Norton Museum admission, and the private exhibit tour. Participants are responsible for paying for their own meals and other expenses.

Tentative Trip Itinerary

Jan. 7, 2026

• 7:30AM: depart OMAM
• More details coming soon!
• 7:30PM: arrive at OMAM

About the Artist

Widely considered one of history’s greatest artists, Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) set the tone for Dutch art of the 17^th century when he brought the level of skill, dexterity, uncanny truth-to-nature and overall brilliance to new heights. His patrons were the wealthy clientele of Amsterdam and throughout the Netherlands, the shipping capital of Europe in this era. This rich merchant class had new-found disposable income to spend on decorating their homes. Mostly Protestant, they desired images of their everyday world over religious works. The result was an outpouring of artistic production rarely seen, one that provides an intimate view into the lives of Dutch citizens from centuries past.

About the Curator

Ruth Grim has a Master of Arts from the New York University Institute of Fine Arts with a specialization in 18th and 19th century European art. Her museum career spans 32 years of curatorial work throughout the state including 18 years at the Bass Museum in Miami Beach, seven years at the Appleton Museum of Art in Ocala, and more than six years as chief curator at the Museum of Arts & Sciences in Daytona Beach.