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The Barnes Collection
Permanent

The Barnes Collection

Ongoing

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:<br>All About Love
Current Exhibition

Mickalene Thomas:
All About Love

Until January 12, 2025

The first major international tour on Thomas’s pioneering work.

The Battle of the <i>Bathers</i>
Archives Exhibition

The Battle of the Bathers

Until September 15, 2025

Learn about the controversy between Dr. Barnes and the Philadelphia Museum of Art around works by Paul Cézanne.

Upcoming

Cecily Brown: Themes and Variations
Upcoming Exhibition

Cecily Brown: Themes and Variations

March 9 – May 25, 2025

Surveying three decades of the British painter’s career.

From Paris to Provence: French Painting at the Barnes
Upcoming Exhibition

From Paris to Provence: French Painting at the Barnes

June 29 – August 31, 2025

New perspectives on Monet, Renoir, Cézanne, and other modern painters.

Rousseau’s Secrets
Upcoming Exhibition

Rousseau’s Secrets

October 19, 2025 – January 11, 2026

See the inventive works of Henri Rousseau in a new light.

Past Exhibitions

Visions
Exhibition

Visions

July 5 – August 26, 2024

Works created by artists from Mural Arts Philadelphia’s Guild program and SCI Phoenix.

Matisse & Renoir: New Encounters at the Barnes
Exhibition

Matisse & Renoir: New Encounters at the Barnes

June 23 – September 8, 2024

Experience a fresh perspective on two important modern painters.

Alexey Brodovitch: Astonish Me
EXHIBITION

Alexey Brodovitch: Astonish Me

March 3 – May 19, 2024

Discover the influential figure who shaped the photography and graphic design of the 20th century.

Marie Laurencin: Sapphic Paris
Exhibition

Marie Laurencin: Sapphic Paris

October 22, 2023 – January 21, 2024

Picturing a modern world of women among women.

Through My I: Art from SCI: Phoenix
EXHIBITION

Through My I: Art from SCI: Phoenix

July 14 – August 21, 2023

Works created by artists at State Correctional Institute: Phoenix.

Education & Empowerment: Scholarship Recipients at the Barnes Foundation, 1927–1949
Archives Exhibition

Education & Empowerment: Scholarship Recipients at the Barnes Foundation, 1927–1949

July 9, 2023 – September 16, 2024

Explore the experiences of four scholars whose research was supported by the Barnes Foundation—from art history to medicine.