Press
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The Barnes Foundation announced today an endowment gift of $500,000 from GlaxoSmithKline and the GSK Foundation to support K-8 education outreach programs for schoolchildren in the Philadelphia School District.
The Board of Trustees of the Barnes Foundation announces that Joseph Neubauer has been elected chairman.
Derek Gillman Steps Down as Executive Director and President of the Barnes Foundation on January 1, 2014
The Board of Trustees of the Barnes Foundation today announced that Derek Gillman will be stepping down as executive director and president of the Barnes Foundation effective January 1, 2014 to become a distinguished visiting professor at Drexel University’s Westphal College of Media Arts & Design.
The Barnes Foundation Presents Yinka Shonibare MBE: Magic Ladders, January 24 Through April 21, 2014
The Barnes Foundation presents Yinka Shonibare MBE: Magic Ladders from January 24, 2014 through April 21, 2014.
The Barnes Foundation Celebrates First Anniversary in Philadelphia with Its First Contemporary Art Exhibition Since 1923
This spring, to commemorate its first anniversary in Philadelphia, the Barnes Foundation presents its first contemporary art exhibition in 90 years with a display of wall sculptures by Ellsworth Kelly.
The Barnes Foundation and PECO Launch New Arts Education and Outreach Program for Local Middle Schoolers
The Barnes Foundation and PECO launched a newly developed interdisciplinary outreach program today for middle school students, putting an innovative twist on arts education.
The Barnes Foundation's Philadelphia Campus Awarded the Highest Level of Environmental Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council
The Barnes Foundation’s new building will be the first major art and education institution in the country to achieve the highest level of environmental certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
The Barnes Foundation hosted an opening gala at its new campus on Benjamin Franklin Parkway in the heart of Philadelphia on Friday, May 18, 2012.
Philadelphia Opening Press Kit
Download individual PDFs from the Barnes Foundation Philadelphia Opening press kit.
The Art of Looking
The Art of Looking is a multi-visit education program for 5th and 6th grade students in the School District of Philadelphia that places Barnes educators in more than 30 city classrooms annually and provides complimentary transportation, admission, and learning experiences in the galleries at the Barnes.