Take a Class
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.
June Spotlight Tour: Bathing Beauties: Matisse, Cézanne, Renoir, Picasso
This collection tour focuses on how bathing figures have been depicted throughout art history.
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.
Wawa Welcome America: Free Museum Day at the Barnes
Register for free admission to the Barnes during Wawa Welcome America’s Free Museum Days.
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.
July Spotlight Tour: Bathing Beauties: Matisse, Cézanne, Renoir, Picasso
This collection tour focuses on how bathing figures have been depicted throughout art history.
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.
PECO Free First Sunday Family Day: Move, Make & Grow
Don’t miss this day of inspiring performances, family-friendly art activities, and free access to our galleries.
Close-Looking Immersion: Monet’s The Studio Boat
Our 90-minute immersions provide opportunities to study and discuss individual works. Instructor: Kaelin Jewell
Members-Only Online Tour: From Paris to Provence
This exclusive online tour offers members up-close views of the exhibition.
Barnes on the Block
Join us for a block party, with live art, food trucks, a beer garden, and music.
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
Modernist Painting Comes to America: Alfred Stieglitz and His Circle
This workshop examines the impact of Stieglitz and his circle of artists—including Georgia O’Keeffe and Marsden Hartley—on American art. Instructor: Laura Watts
Pillars of the Collection
An in-depth exploration of iconic paintings by Matisse, Renoir, Cézanne, Picasso, Van Gogh, and other artists in the collection. Instructor: Kaelin Jewell
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.
Online Member Orientation
New members are invited to join us online to learn more about the perks of membership at the Barnes.
August Spotlight Tour: The Life Cycle of a Painting
This tour guides you through the process of creating a work of art and allows you to step into the mind of great artists.
First Friday: Navasha Daya & BlackStar Film Festival
Tonight’s collaboration with BlackStar Film Festival features music by Navasha Daya.
PECO Free First Sunday Family Day: Mallets in Motion
Celebrate music with the Steve Weiss Mallet Festival, plus art for the whole family.
Members-Only Evening Tour: The Life Cycle of a Painting
Members are invited to an exclusive evening tour about how artists create their works.
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
Art and Restorative Justice: Where I'm From
Learn how art can play a role in justice reform—in raising awareness of mass incarceration, providing paths toward reentry, and more. Instructor: William Perthes
Members-Only Online Tour: The Life Cycle of a Painting
This exclusive virtual tour gives a detailed look at how artists create their works.
A Brief History of the Paris Salon, 1795–1890
This workshop revisits the Paris Salon—its rules, competitions, and rejections—and the backlash against it led by avant-garde artists. Instructor: Caterina Y. Pierre
Close-Looking Immersion: Renoir’s Bathers in the Forest
Our 90-minute immersions provide opportunities to study and discuss individual works. Instructor: William Perthes
Members-Only Online Tour: From Paris to Provence
This exclusive online tour offers members up-close views of the exhibition.
Member Orientation
New members are invited to learn more about the perks of membership at the Barnes.
September Spotlight Tour: Cézanne: The Man and His Art
Explore some of Cézanne’s most iconic works and learn how his distinctive style influenced later generations of artists.
First Friday: Laurin Talese
This September, the Philly jazz and soul singer brings her unique sound to the Barnes.
PECO Free First Sunday Family Day: Ants on a Log
A day of fun with a performance by musical duo Ants on a Log and art-making activities for the whole family.
Members-Only Online Tour: The Barnes Collection
See favorite works like never before, with up-close looks that reveal more about the art and artist.
Online Member Orientation
New members are invited to join us online to learn more about the perks of membership at the Barnes.
Members-Only Online Tour: The Life Cycle of a Painting
This exclusive virtual tour gives a detailed look at how artists create their works.
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.
Art, Well-Being, and Medicine
Our group workshops help medical students and healthcare professionals develop a more empathetic, humanistic approach to patient care.