The Barnes from Home
Ongoing
Watch
Each Friday, get a serving of art in our YouTube series. In short videos, Barnes curators, scholars, and educators present off-the-cuff musings about some of their favorite works in the collection.
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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 every other Thursday at 4pm.
Performers from past programs, like singer M’Balia Singley, are sharing their creative spirit from home.
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.
Our newest entry looks at Egyptomania and the Barnes Collection.
Egyptian. Relief from the Tomb of Khay (detail), 1279–1213 BCE. A107. Public Domain.
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.
Listen
Here’s a fun way to connect with the Barnes collection—staff-selected songs that bring a masterpiece to mind!
Henri Matisse. The Music Lesson (detail), 1917. BF717. © 2020 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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.
