May 2013 events

By Leonore Klein
Henri packs a lunch and heads for the city; hear the story and make a Parisian keepsake. Best for ages 2–5.

De Chirico's post-World War I art is often considered qualitatively inferior to his 1910s metaphysical work. Art history professor Jennie Hirsh explores a selection from the 1940s and '50s.

Inspired by the original Hot Club de France, the Hot Club of Philadelphia has been delighting audiences since 2000. 

Phyllis Slocum, Barnes Docent
Taste wines and view masterworks, featuring local artisans who produce award-winning wines from Pennsylvania grapes.

An overview of our inaugural contemporary art exhibition from Deputy Director of Art and Archival Collections and Gund Family Chief Curator Judith F. Dolkart. 

This film tells the story of a mother who, along with more than 70 million others, was practicing a belief that combined Buddhism and Daoism until the Chinese Government outlawed it.  The film highlights how new technologies are helping bring freedom to 1.3 billion people in China and other repressive regimes throughout the world.

Watch a clip of the film here.

Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra Tempesta di Mare’s Concertmaster Emlyn Ngai plays solo works on baroque and modern violins.

By Leonore Klein
Henri packs a lunch and heads for the city; hear the story and make a Parisian keepsake. Best for ages 2–5.

Spring into style
The Barnes Foundation is turning one on the Parkway! Celebrate our first anniversary and kick things up a notch in spring-inspired hues. Show a pop of color and fit right in with a modern masterpiece in our special exhibition, Ellsworth Kelly: Sculpture on the Wall.

Step out in color + soak up some art + spin to the beat 
This night is your inside access to the city’s premier cultural hotspot. 

Stand out in your brightest spring colors. See and be seen in the galleries of our world-renowned collection. Sip a cocktail on the terrace as the night is ignited by the Afro-Brazilian rhymes of Dendê and global beats spun by DJ Adrian Hardy.

Returning for 2013! Shop for unique plants, many propagated from the Barnes collection, including Stewartia, magnolias, greenhouse specimens, Japanese maples, annuals, and perennials. All funds raised support the Barnes’s horticultural education programs and Arboretum.

E.T. arrives and transforms Elliott’s and his family’s suburban life. Directed by Steven Spielberg, PG, 115 min.

By Jane Breskin Zalben

Join Jansen the mouse in discovering the art of Picasso, Matisse, and others, then make your own mousterpiece. Best for ages 2–5. Meet the author: see May 19.

Suzanne Glover Lindsay, University of Pennsylvania, discusses how European sculptors of the late 19th and early 20th centuries used the art of the ensemble, line, color, and form, concerns shared by Dr. Barnes, as context for Kelly's work.

Fabulous Families are fun! Create a family portrait bag, a mousterpiece diorama, and a family tree.

We're turning one on the Parkway! Join us as we celebrate the legacy of our founder Dr. Barnes with live Brazilian music by Minas, anniversary festivities, cocktails, and programs for all!

Learn about fabulous families who live in the Barnes Collection Galleries. For ages 2–5; wear your pajamas!

Presented by Penn’s Rita Pasqui and the Consulate General of Italy, this film is based on Hans Christian Andersen’s The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep. Recalling surrealism, it has strongly influenced Japanese animation. Directed by Paul Grimault, French with subtitles, 83 min.

Penn’s Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw discusses the “discovery” and reception of self-taught African-American artists in the 1930s and early '40s, and the subsequent phenomenon of academically-trained black artists deliberately producing work with a naïve appearance.