Member Orientation
Friday, November 13, 10 – 11:30am
Odilon Redon. Saint George and the Dragon (detail), c. 1909–10. The Barnes Foundation, BF2093
Free; registration required.
About the Event
New members are invited to join Barnes staff for a chat about membership and benefits, followed by a docent-led tour of the collection. Learn more about the Barnes’s history and origins, major paintings in the collection, and the theory behind Dr. Albert Barnes’s unique display of works.
Go Further
Members-Only Online Tour: Firestorm! Outrage! Dr. Barnes’s Scandalous 1923 Philadelphia Exhibition
Philadelphia critics once panned Dr. Barnes’s collection. Discover the press feud and learn which works remain in the collection today.
Member Previews: Noguchi to Asawa: Designing Postwar America
Members are invited to view our newest exhibition before it opens to the public on Sunday, September 20.
Member Introduction: Sky Hopinka: Red Metal Dust
Learn more about Red Metal Dust, a site-specific installation that explores and interrogates the American experience and its histories.