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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. Try our mobile guide!
Mickalene Thomas:
All About Love
The first major international tour on Thomas’s pioneering work.
The Battle of the Bathers
Learn about the controversy between Dr. Barnes and the Philadelphia Museum of Art around works by Paul Cézanne.
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.
Private Collection Tour: Favorite Artists
Choose your favorite artists in the collection for a private one-hour experience for up to eight guests.
Daily Gallery Talks
Every day, our gallery specialists offer talks about the Barnes collection. Learn more about our history, founder, and collection.
Exhibition Tour: Mickalene Thomas: All About Love
Take an in-depth exhibition tour to learn more about Mickalene Thomas’s work and practice.
Private Tour: Mickalene Thomas: All About Love
This one-hour private tour provides an up-close look at All About Love and a selection of Thomas’s key works from the past two decades.
Members-Only Tour: Mickalene Thomas: All About Love
This exclusive exhibition tour provides a closer look at Thomas’s vivid and multifaceted artworks
Member Appreciation Days
This December, members get even more—join us for exclusive talks and extra discounts.
December Spotlight Tour: Dreams of Arcadia: Cézanne, Gauguin, Matisse
Explore the works of 19th- and early 20th-century artists who lived in a time of rapid industrialization and yearned for a return to nature.
Lecture: Martha Lucy on Renoir’s Luncheon
This talk, part of our Impressionism at the Barnes lecture series, reveals how this work approaches intimacy in a groundbreaking way.
Member Appreciation Talk: Mina Porell on Conserving Rousseau
Learn about recent discoveries about works by Henri Rousseau with conservator Mina Porell.
All About Love Film Series: In the Morning
BlackStar Projects presents director Nefertite Nguvu’s debut feature.
In Focus Gallery Talk: Mickalene Thomas: All About Love
An in-depth discussion about Tamika sur une chaise longue with Emma Nell Jacobs. Free with admission; Roberts Gallery
Members-Only Online Tour: Dreams of Arcadia: Cézanne, Gauguin, Matisse
Members are invited to an exclusive online collection tour focused on works by modern painters inspired by Arcadian ideals.
entrəpē
An immersive evening of visual art, music, and performance by Mickalene Thomas and Terri Lyne Carrington.
Member Appreciation Talk: Deborah Willis on Mickalene Thomas
Join artist and professor Deborah Willis for a close look at how Mickalene Thomas engages with art history in her work.
Upcoming
Members-Only Gallery Talk: Picasso’s Girl with a Goat
Each month, our education, research, and curatorial teams present exclusive talks to members. Today, research fellow Naina Saligram looks at Picasso’s Girl with a Goat.
January Spotlight Tour: Wicked Paris: The Lure of Montmartre
Learn about the revolutionary artists drawn to the bohemian neighborhood at the turn of the 20th century.
First Friday: Black Buttafly
Philly-based singer-songwriter Kayla Childs, also known as Black Buttafly, performs music from her debut EP.
PECO Free First Sunday Family Day: Getting Better Everyday
Start off the new year with us! Enjoy interactive step performances, family-friendly art activities, and free access to the collection and Mickalene Thomas: All About Love.
In Focus Gallery Talk: Mickalene Thomas: All About Love
An in-depth discussion about Sleep: Deux Femmes Noires with Emma Nell Jacobs. Free with admission; Roberts Gallery
Members-Only Online Tour: Mickalene Thomas: All About Love
This exclusive online tour offers members up-close views of the exhibition.
Upcoming Exhibitions
Cecily Brown: Themes and Variations
Surveying three decades of the British painter’s career.
From Paris to Provence: French Painting at the Barnes
New perspectives on Monet, Renoir, Cézanne, and other modern painters.
Rousseau’s Secrets
See the inventive works of Henri Rousseau in a new light.