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We're now offering a greater number of art classes, at a lower cost. We also have need-based scholarships to help make art accessible for everyone.
These courses, derived from the teachings of Albert Barnes and Violette de Mazia, focus on rigorous close looking and analysis.
The Barnes-de Mazia Certificate Program
This special track offers an immersion in the Barnes method and an introduction to other interpretive approaches.
Decoding Barnes’s Ensembles
Get a better understanding of why Albert Barnes arranged his collection in such an unconventional way.
Collection Concentration: Dawn of Modernism
This class explores the meaning of “modernism” and examines the relationship between painting, literature, and other media from the modern era.
The Elements of Art
Learn basic aesthetic principles and discover art’s communicative power by studying directly in the Barnes galleries.
Exploring Pictorial Space: From Giotto to Cézanne
Find out how Giotto and Cézanne opened up new ways of thinking about three-dimensional space in art.