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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
September
Thursdays, September 4 – December 18, 1 – 4pm
Explore how artists engage with and transform artistic traditions. Instructor: William Perthes
September
Thursdays, September 4 – December 18, 6 – 9pm
Learn how Matisse pulled from multiple global traditions to create a radical new visual language. Instructor: Kaelin Jewell
September
Tuesdays, September 9 – October 7, 6 – 8pm
Explore how Cézanne’s paintings engage fundamental questions about being, time, and perception—no philosophy background needed. Instructor: Naina Saligram
September
A Story of Early American Painting from the Winterthur Museum
Fridays, September 12 – October 3, 1 – 3pm
Learn more about the collections at Winterthur and what they tell us about early American culture. Instructor: Kedra Kearis
October
Mondays, October 6 – October 27, 6 – 8pm
Explore the connections between three key figures in early 20th-century modernism. Instructors: Naina Saligram, Paul Saint-Amour, Mimi Stillman
October
Wednesdays, October 8 – October 29, 6 – 8pm
Learn how different cultures have visualized the underworld. Instructor: Antongiulio Sorgini
October
Fridays, October 10 – October 31, 1 – 3pm
Learn more about Gustave Courbet and his place in the history of modern art. Instructor: Paul Galvez
November
Impressionism and the Music of Claude Debussy and His Contemporaries
Mondays, November 3 – November 24, 1 – 3pm
Explore the connections between impressionism in painting and music. Instructor: Mimi Stillman
November
Echoes in Clay and Code: Native American Art Across Generations
Mondays, November 3 – November 24, 6 – 8pm
From ancestral pottery to contemporary digital media, explore Native art as a living, changing cultural expression. Instructor: Dakota H. Stevens
November
Fridays, November 7 – December 5, 2 – 4pm
Learn about the concept of primitivism and its enormous role in modern European and American art. Instructor: Alison Boyd
November
Wednesdays, November 12 – December 10, 6 – 8pm
Explore the history of French food culture and how it shows up in modern paintings. Instructor: Christa DiMarco
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.
From Paris to Provence: French Painting at the Barnes
Travel through France with Monet, Van Gogh, Cézanne, and other trailblazing painters.