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The Barnes Collection
Explore paintings by Renoir, Cézanne, Matisse, Picasso, Modigliani, Van Gogh, and other artists, plus African sculpture, metalwork, and decorative arts. Try our new mobile guide!
Marie Cuttoli:
The Modern Thread from Miró to Man Ray
How one visionary woman revived the art of tapestry weaving for the modern era.
Special Exhibition Tour: Marie Cuttoli
Learn more about the pioneering entrepreneur Marie Cuttoli and her textile work with Picasso, Léger, and other great modern artists.
The Barnes from Home
Stay connected with the Barnes through our many online resources, detailed here.
Barnes from Home: Family Art Time
Introducing at-home activity sheets. Kids and their adults can create art and learn from artists and objects in the Barnes collection.
#BarnesRollCall: Live Talks with Artists and Performers
We can't gather at the Barnes right now, so we're bringing live performances and conversations to you on Instagram!
Premier Tour
This 90-minute docent-led tour takes place while the Barnes is closed to the public.
Personalized Docent Tour
A private one-hour tour for you and up to five guests during regular hours.
Member Appreciation Days
On Fridays in May, members get even more! Free talks, plus extra discounts!
Online Member Appreciation Talk: Conservation
Barnes conservators Barbara Buckley and Margaret Little discuss recent discoveries and ongoing projects in their department.
Artist Bash: Paella for the Soul
Missing our programs? Check out the new Instagram Live series #BarnesRollCall, featuring intimate conversations and performances with local artists.
Upcoming
Highlights Tour
This one-hour tour is perfect for first-time visitors. Explore highlights of the collection and learn the history of the Barnes.
June Spotlight Tour: American Modern: Glackens, Prendergast, Hartley, Demuth
Dr. Barnes collected works by a number of great American painters. Learn about his relationship with these artists and how they brought modernism to America.
Online Class: The Intensive Practice of Meditation and Close Looking
This course bolsters mindfulness through close-looking and deep concentration on works of art.
Online Class:
Post-Impressionism in the Barnes Collection
Survey key post-impressionist paintings by Seurat, Toulouse-Lautrec, Cézanne, and more to explore the divergent directions of the Parisian avant-garde in the late 19th century.
Online Class: American Art in the Barnes Collection
Get acquainted with Pippin, Demuth, Glackens, and more in the context of the collection as well as the broader scope of 20th-century American art.
Online Class: Art and Splendor in Ancient Rome
With Dr. Barnes’s collection of antiquities as a starting point, this course explores the major artistic and architectural moments of the Roman Empire.
Upcoming Exhibitions
Elijah Pierce’s America
See life, faith, and politics through the eyes of an expert woodcarver.