The Barnes from Home
Watch
Get your daily serving of art in our new YouTube series. In short videos, Barnes curators, scholars, and educators present off-the-cuff musings about some of their favorite works in the collection.
Subscribe for new content every weekday.
Learn
This spring, we're offering a slate of new online courses to enjoy from home. There's a different course running every day of the week.
Sign up for Post-Impressionism in the Barnes Collection.
Connect
Since we can’t gather at the Barnes right now, we’re bringing the live performances and artist conversations to you on Instagram. Catch the next session on your mobile device Thursday, June 4, at 4pm.
Performers from past programs, like musician V. Shayne Frederick, are sharing their creative spirit.
Learn (ages 7 and up)
Barnes Art Adventures is our new interactive educational program livestreaming on Twitch.tv. Designed by Barnes educators for grades 3 and up, the program brings art and artists directly to students.
Every week our educators are joined by talented guest artists. Watch live episodes Wednesdays at 11am on Twitch.tv.
Explore
We've updated our search! You can still browse objects by light, line, color, and space, inspired by Dr. Barnes's approach to looking at art. Now you can also search by artist, culture, year, and even gallery room.
Discover
We're always trying to learn more about our history and the art in our collection. Read about intriguing theories and recent discoveries from our team of curators, scholars, conservators, and archivists.
Learn about Violette de Mazia, a highly influential Barnes Foundation teacher, writer, editor, education director, and trustee.
Create (ages 3–12)
Introducing at-home activity sheets. Kids and their adults can create art and learn from artists and objects in the Barnes collection.
Connect
Download one of our favorite paintings to use as your next video conference background. The images were chosen by our curatorial and education teams from more than 3,000 artworks in our online collection.
For your next virtual meeting or happy hour, bring the world-renowned Barnes collection right inside your home.
The Barnes from Home is an initiative of the Knight Center for Digital Innovation in Audience Engagement at the Barnes.
Bring Art Home
The Barnes Shop offers plenty of ways to enjoy art at home, with books, games, puzzles, and other activities. Read, play, color, invent, and more.
Shop now to receive a free gift with orders over $75.
