What’s On
This Week
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.
The Doctor and the Douanier: How Dr. Barnes Built His Collection of Rousseaus
The story behind the world’s largest collection of Rousseaus.
Upcoming
Sky Hopinka:
Red Metal Dust
An installation of 11 new works by the American artist.
Freedom Dreams
A meditation on the memories, dreams, and histories of America, featuring powerful works by contemporary moving-image artists Arthur Jafa, David Hartt, Garrett Bradley, Ja’Tovia Gary, and Tourmaline.
Education & Empowerment: Scholarship Recipients at the Barnes Foundation, 1927–1952
Explore the experiences of a diverse group of scholars whose education was supported by the Barnes.
Past Exhibitions
Henri Rousseau: A Painter’s Secrets
See the inventive works of Henri Rousseau in a new light.
The Battle of the Bathers
Learn about the controversy between Dr. Barnes and the Philadelphia Museum of Art around works by Paul Cézanne.
Where I’m From
Works created by artists from Mural Arts Philadelphia’s Rec Crew and SCI Phoenix.
From Paris to Provence: French Painting at the Barnes
Travel through France with Monet, Van Gogh, Cézanne, and other trailblazing painters.
Cecily Brown: Themes and Variations
Surveying three decades of the British painter’s career.
Mickalene Thomas:
All About Love
The first major international tour on Thomas’s pioneering work.