Announced · Opens 13 Nov 2026

Making History: Manet’s “Execution of Maximilian” from the National Gallery, London

Name: Making History: Manet’s “Execution of Maximilian” from the National Gallery, London
Start: 2026-11-13
End: 2027-03-01
Location: Norton Simon Museum

Making History: Manet’s “Execution of Maximilian” from the National Gallery, London opens at Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, United States, on November 13, 2026 and runs to March 1, 2027.

Last verified October 28, 2026 · Official source ↗

The Norton Simon Museum presents Édouard Manet’s restored masterpiece depicting the 1867 death by firing squad of Mexican emperor Ferdinand Maximilian. Displayed alongside news reports, photographs, Goya artworks, and archival documentation from the period, the exhibition explores how political violence was visualized and interpreted during a tumultuous era.

Artists

Édouard Manet

Venue

Norton Simon Museum
Pasadena, United States · November 13, 2026 – March 1, 2027
Opens 13 Nov

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