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New Students Get 10% Off a Barnes Class
Art is a powerful agent for learning, personal growth, and social progress. We’ve been teaching people from all walks of life to think critically and see the world differently through art inside our galleries for 100 years. Now, with our innovative, user-friendly technology, we’re able to bring our unique teaching method to all corners of the world in a singularly immersive experience. When you take an online class with one of our expert instructors, you’ll not only increase your understanding of art, you’ll also build a sense of community with fellow art lovers and deepen your appreciation for cultures and histories you may not know.
Scholarships available. Check out our FAQs for more information on online classes. Barnes classes also make great gifts.
For a limited time, get 10% off your first class. Simply enter code NEWSTUDENT at checkout.
Upcoming Online Classes
April
Mondays, April 28 – May 19, 2 – 4pm
Learn how 19th-century French garden design—especially the approach to texture and color theory—influenced the impressionists.
April
Wednesdays, April 30 – May 21, 6 – 8pm
Cafés hold a special place in the history of modern art. Learn how and why they inspired some of the most famous paintings of the time.
May
The Art of Color: Exploring Palettes from the Renaissance to the Fauves
Tuesdays, May 6 – May 27, 6 – 8pm
Journey through the vibrant world of artists’ palettes and learn how evolving materials and color theories shaped European painting over the past 400 years.
May
Wednesdays, May 7 – May 28, 1 – 3pm
Examine this uniquely American period of modern art that focused on the shifting urban landscape of the early 20th century.
June
Mondays, June 2 – June 23, 2 – 4pm
This course uses the decorative arts collection at the Barnes as a jumping-off point to explore the artistic qualities of common objects.
June
Tuesdays, June 3 – June 24, 2 – 4pm
Dive into the visual culture of the Byzantine Empire, which was influenced by nearly a millennium of religious, social, and political upheaval.
June
Tuesdays, June 3 – June 24, 6 – 8pm
This course surveys artistic representations of homosexual identity, from the early 1900s through the first decades of the 20th century.
Go Further
The Barnes–de Mazia Certificate Program
This special track offers an immersion in the Barnes Method and an introduction to other interpretive approaches.
The Barnes Collection
See art differently. Explore paintings by Renoir, Cézanne, Matisse, Picasso, Modigliani, Van Gogh, and other artists beside African sculpture, metalwork, and decorative arts.
Mickalene Thomas:
All About Love
The first major international tour on Thomas’s pioneering work.