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Study art history at the Barnes, a leader in art education since 1925. Come learn in our galleries, or take classes online using our immersive, state-of-the-art platform that brings you closer to the work than ever before.
Research Notes:
August 2024
New theories and recent discoveries from the Barnes’s curators, scholars, conservators, and archivists.
Gift Artfully: Barnes tickets, tours, classes, and more!
Give the gift of the Barnes to family, friends, and colleagues.
Online Art History Classes: Enroll Today
The Barnes has been an innovator in art education for 100 years. For a limited time, sign up to receive 10% off your first class.
Barnes North
Highlights Tour
This one-hour tour is perfect for first-time visitors. Explore highlights of the collection and learn the history of the Barnes.
Private Collection Tour
Explore highlights of the collection and learn the history of the Barnes. This tour is a private one-hour experience for you and up to nine guests.
Private Collection Tour: Favorite Artists
Choose your favorite artists in the collection for a private one-hour experience for up to ten guests.
Daily Gallery Talks
Every day, our gallery specialists offer talks about the Barnes collection. Learn more about our history, founder, and collection.
Research Notes:
November 2024
New theories and recent discoveries from the Barnes’s curators, scholars, conservators, and archivists.
The Art of Looking: An Introduction to the Barnes Method
This interactive online course will teach you the basics of the Barnes Method of studying art, at your own pace.
The Art of Display: Exploring the Barnes Ensembles
New Offering: Uncover connections hidden in plain sight by studying Dr. Barnes’s enigmatic displays of art at your own pace.
Exhibition Tour: Cecily Brown: Themes and Variations
Explore the artist’s lush, dynamic paintings, engagement with art history, and feminist point of view.
Private Tour: Cecily Brown: Themes and Variations
This one-hour private tour provides an up-close look at Themes and Variations and some of Brown’s most important works.
Members-Only Tour: Cecily Brown: Themes and Variations
This exclusive exhibition tour provides a closer look at Brown’s lush and dynamic artworks
Member Appreciation Days
This May, members get even more—join us for exclusive talks and extra discounts.
May Spotlight Tour: Friends and Rivals: Picasso and Matisse
Learn about the complex relationship between these influential modern artists.
Members-Only Online Tour: Cecily Brown: Themes and Variations
This exclusive online tour offers members up-close views of the exhibition.
PECO Free First Sunday Family Day: Bomba y Plena
Join us for performances by Los Bomberos de la Calle, family-friendly art activities, and free access to the collection.
June Spotlight Tour: Bathing Beauties: Matisse, Cézanne, Renoir, Picasso
This collection tour focuses on how bathing figures have been depicted throughout art history.
Hidden in Plain Sight: The Aesthetics of Everyday Life
This course uses the decorative arts collection at the Barnes as a jumping-off point to explore the artistic qualities of common objects. Instructors: Katherine Feldkamp, William Perthes
Heaven on Earth: The Art of the Byzantine Empire
Dive into the visual culture of the Byzantine Empire, which was influenced by nearly a millennium of religious, social, and political upheaval. Instructor: Kaelin Jewell
Art and the First “Homosexuals”
This course surveys artistic representations of homosexual identity, from the early 1900s through the first decades of the 20th century. Instructor: Jonathan D. Katz
First Friday: Yasser Tejeda & PHLAFF
Tonight’s collaboration with the Philadelphia Latino Arts & Film Festival features music by Yasser Tejeda.
Matisse, Morocco, and The Seated Riffian
Learn about Matisse’s fruitful winters in Morocco while studying this stunning portrait. Instructors: Jeff Koehler, Martha Lucy
Lecture & Book Signing: Matisse in Morocco with Jeff Koehler
Author Jeff Koehler discusses his new book Matisse in Morocco: A Journey of Light and Color.
Close-Looking Immersion: Van Goyen’s The Square Watch-Tower
Our 90-minute immersions provide opportunities to study and discuss individual works. Instructor: William Perthes
Members-Only Online Tour: The Barnes Collection
This exclusive online tour offers members up-close views of favorite artworks.
Looking and Listening: Impressionist Pioneers in Art and Music
This series explores the relationship between visual art and sound. Instructor: Mimi Stillman
Members-Only Online Tour: Bathing Beauties: Matisse, Cézanne, Renoir, Picasso
This exclusive virtual tour provides a close look at how bathing figures have been used throughout art history.
ARTZ @ The Museum
This program provides free access to the Barnes for people living with dementia and their care partners.
Member Previews: From Paris to Provence
As a member, see our latest exhibition before the public opening.
Online Member Orientation
New members are invited to join us online to learn more about the perks of membership at the Barnes.
Curators in Conversation: From Paris to Provence
Join us for an engaging talk with exhibition curator Cindy Kang on the opening day of From Paris to Provence: French Painting at the Barnes.
Art, Well-Being, and Medicine
Our group workshops help medical students and healthcare professionals develop a more empathetic, humanistic approach to patient care.
Exhibition Tour: From Paris to Provence
Learn more about the work and lives of modern artists like Monet, Van Gogh, and Cézanne in our latest exhibition.
Private Tour: From Paris to Provence
This docent-led tour of From Paris to Provence: French Painting at the Barnes is a private one-hour experience for you and up to nine guests.
Members-Only Tour: From Paris to Provence
Members are invited to exclusive tours of From Paris to Provence: French Painting at the Barnes in the Roberts Gallery.
Members-Only Online Tour: From Paris to Provence
This exclusive online tour offers members up-close views of the exhibition.
Supporter Curator Tour: From Paris to Provence
Supporter and Sustainer members can take an exclusive tour of From Paris to Provence with exhibition curator Cindy Kang.
Exhibition Seminar: From Paris to Provence
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to study Barnes paintings in the Roberts Gallery, make new connections between works, and consider their historical context. Instructor: Martha Lucy
Exhibition Seminar: From Paris to Provence
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to study Barnes paintings in the Roberts Gallery, make new connections between works, and consider their historical context. Instructor: Martha Lucy
Members-Only Online Tour: From Paris to Provence
This exclusive online tour offers members up-close views of the exhibition.
The Barnes–de Mazia Certificate Program
This special track offers an immersion in the Barnes Method and an introduction to other interpretive approaches.
Gift a Barnes Class
Give the gift of lifelong learning with art history classes taught by Barnes experts.
2025 Barnes Art Ball
Join us for our yearly celebration of art, community, and philanthropy.
Saint Joseph’s University Museum Education Graduate Program
A collaboration between the Barnes and SJU, this new online program prepares museum educators to work in public and private institutions, including art, history, and science museums.
Horticulture Certificate Program
Our two-year certificate program covers horticultural science, methods, and design.