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:
June 2023
New theories and recent discoveries from the Barnes’s curators, scholars, conservators, and archivists.
Research Notes:
August 2023
New theories and recent discoveries from the Barnes’s curators, scholars, conservators, and archivists.
Research Notes:
March 2024
New theories and recent discoveries from the Barnes’s curators, scholars, conservators, and archivists.
Research Notes:
October 2023
New theories and recent discoveries from the Barnes’s curators, scholars, conservators, and archivists.
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 seven guests.
Gift a Barnes Class
Give the gift of lifelong learning with art history classes taught by Barnes experts.
Exhibition Tour: Alexey Brodovitch: Astonish Me
Trace the indelible mark that Brodovitch left on a generation of artists, designers, and publishers.
Private Exhibition Tour: Alexey Brodovitch: Astonish Me
This tour is a private one-hour experience for up to seven guests.
Members-Only Tour: Alexey Brodovitch: Astonish Me
Members are invited to exclusive tours of Alexey Brodovitch: Astonish Me in the Roberts Gallery.
May Spotlight Tour: When Paintings Tell Stories—El Greco to Pippin to Van Gogh
Look closely at collection works that use a variety of techniques to create meaningful narratives.
Portraiture at the Barnes: From the 15th Century to Modernism
Uncover the wide range of expression that portraits at the Barnes offer. Instructor: Laura L. Watts
Member Appreciation Days
This May, members get even more—join us for exclusive talks and extra discounts.
The Japanese American Century: Noguchi, Nakashima, and Asawa
Examine the critical contributions Japanese American artists made to the 20th-century art world. Instructor: Joseph Tokumasu Field
Mother’s Day Weekend at the Barnes
Give Mom the gift of inspiration this May—brunch, art, tours, and more.
Member Appreciation Talk: Alison Boyd on the Barnes’s Prehistory
Learn about the surprising roots of our education program with our director of research and interpretation.
Young Professionals Night: Astonish Me
After-hours art, style, and music await Philadelphia’s young leaders and Barnes Contemporaries members.
In Focus Gallery Talk: Christ Carrying the Cross
An in-depth discussion about the medieval painting with Penn PhD candidate Elliot Mackin. Free with admission; Room 21
Members-Only Online Tour: Alexey Brodovitch: Astonish Me
Members are invited to an exclusive online tour of Alexey Brodovitch: Astonish Me.
Member Appreciation Talk: Thom Collins on Calder Gardens
Get an exclusive preview of Calder Gardens, an exciting new art space under construction across the Parkway from the Barnes.
Members-Only Gallery Talk: de Chirico’s Horses of Tragedy
Each month, our education, research, and curatorial teams present exclusive talks to members. Today, senior instructor Kaelin Jewell looks at Giorgio de Chirico’s influences.
Members-Only Online Tour: When Paintings Tell Stories
Members are invited to a virtual tour exploring all the techniques artists use to create narratives.
June Spotlight Tour: When Paintings Tell Stories—El Greco to Pippin to Van Gogh
Look closely at collection works that use a variety of techniques to create meaningful narratives.
PECO Free First Sunday Family Day: Cultivating Culture
Enjoy fun art activities, free access to the collection, and special performances that celebrate cultural traditions in Philadelphia.
Mary Cassatt at Work
Explore Cassatt's methods, materials, and contributions to modernism with the curators of the PMA exhibition. Instructors: Laurel Garber, Jennifer Thompson.
Artist Conversation: Mark Thomas Gibson
The artist and educator discusses his creative process and his work with the Miami Museum of Contemporary Art of the African Diaspora.
First Friday: Philadelphia Latino Arts & Film Festival
Enjoy an evening of art, live music, film, and cocktails at our monthly First Friday mixer, presented in partnership with the Philadelphia Latino Arts & Film Festival.
Close-Looking Immersion: Demuth’s In Vaudeville: Two Acrobat-Jugglers
This new series of single-session immersions focuses on individual works in the collection. Instructor: Michael Williamson
Members-Only Online Tour: The Barnes Collection
This exclusive online tour offers members up-close views of favorite artworks.
Member Orientation
New members are invited to learn more about the perks of membership at the Barnes.
Member Previews: Matisse & Renoir: New Encounters at the Barnes
As a member, see our latest exhibition before the public opening.
Sexuality and the Modern Male Body
Take an in-depth look at the changing concepts of masculinity and male sexuality in European art and society. Instructor: Ty Vanover
Members-Only Online Tour: When Paintings Tell Stories
Members are invited to a virtual tour exploring techniques artists use to create narratives.
The Language of Painting
Learn to understand the language of painting through careful study of works in the Barnes collection. Instructor: Kaelin Jewell
Exhibition Tour: Matisse & Renoir: New Encounters at the Barnes
Get a fresh perspective on Henri Matisse and Pierre-Auguste Renoir in the Roberts Gallery.
ARTZ @ The Museum
This program provides free access to the Barnes for people living with dementia and their care partners.
Private Exhibition Tour: Matisse & Renoir: New Encounters at the Barnes
This tour is a private one-hour experience for up to seven guests.
Members-Only Exhibition Tour: Matisse & Renoir: New Encounters at the Barnes
Members are invited to exclusive tours of Matisse & Renoir: New Encounters at the Barnes in the Roberts Gallery.
Matisse and Renoir in a New Light
This one-day workshop is a special opportunity to view iconic paintings up close with Barnes educators. Instructors: Rob Jagiela, Kaelin Jewell, Martha Lucy
Close-Looking Immersion: Glackens’s The Raft
This new series of single-session immersions provides opportunities to study and discuss individual works. Instructor: William Perthes
Impressionism and Japonisme
Explore the immense influence of Japanese art on Western painters, sculptors, and designers in the second half of the 19th century. Instructor: Caterina Y. Pierre
Art and Literature of the Harlem Renaissance
Explore the flourishing of Black art in the 1920s and ’30s and Albert Barnes’s connection to the movement. Instructor: Michael Williamson
Matisse and Renoir in a New Light
This one-day workshop is a special opportunity to view iconic paintings up close with Barnes educators. Instructors: Rob Jagiela, Kaelin Jewell, Martha Lucy
Art and Restorative Justice
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
Close-Looking Immersion: Titian’s Sleeping Shepherd
This new series of single-session immersions provides opportunities to study and discuss individual works. Instructor: Kaelin Jewell
The Lives and Afterlives of Monuments
Explore the history of public monuments and their role in shaping cultural memory. Instructor: Paul Farber
The Barnes–de Mazia Certificate Program
This special track offers an immersion in the Barnes Method and an introduction to other interpretive approaches.
Horticulture Certificate Program
Our three-year certificate program covers horticultural science, methods, and design.