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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. Try our mobile guide!
Matisse & Renoir: New Encounters at the Barnes
Experience a fresh perspective on two important modern painters.
Education & Empowerment: Scholarship Recipients at the Barnes Foundation, 1927–1949
Explore the experiences of four scholars whose research was supported by the Barnes Foundation—from art history to medicine.
Highlights Tour
This one-hour tour is perfect for first-time visitors. Explore highlights of the collection and learn the history of the Barnes.
Private Collection Tour
Explore highlights of the collection and learn the history of the Barnes. This tour is a private one-hour experience for you and up to seven guests.
Private Collection Tour: Favorite Artists
Choose your favorite artists in the collection for a private one-hour experience for up to eight guests.
September Spotlight Tour: The Impressionists: Rebels of the Art World
A closer look at Monet, Degas, Renoir, Pissarro, and other artists who led this modern art movement.
Exhibition Tour: Matisse & Renoir: New Encounters at the Barnes
Get a fresh perspective on Henri Matisse and Pierre-Auguste Renoir in the Roberts Gallery.
Private Exhibition Tour: Matisse & Renoir: New Encounters at the Barnes
This tour is a private one-hour experience for up to seven guests.
Members-Only Online Tour: The Barnes Collection
This exclusive online tour offers members up-close views of favorite artworks.
Members-Only Online Talk: Bertrand Russell and the Barnes
Archivist Rob Jagiela provides an in-depth look at Russell’s association with Dr. Barnes and the foundation.
Upcoming
Members-Only Online Tour: The Impressionists: Rebels of the Art World
This exclusive online tour provides a closer look at Monet, Degas, Renoir, Pissarro, and other artists who led the impressionist movement.
ARTZ @ The Museum
This program provides free access to the Barnes for people living with dementia and their care partners.
October Spotlight Tour: The Impressionists: Rebels of the Art World
A closer look at Monet, Degas, Renoir, Pissarro, and other artists who led this modern art movement.
First Friday: Sofrito
Enjoy Latin jazz by Philly's Sofrito, a collaboration between pianist Luke Carlos O’Reilly and trumpeter Josh Lawrence.
PECO Free First Sunday Family Day: Woven Words
Help us celebrate Indigenous People’s Day early with art activities, special performances, and free access to the collection.
Lecture: André Dombrowski on Monet Painting on Water
This talk, part of our Impressionism at the Barnes lecture series, considers Monet’s innovative treatment of water.
Upcoming Exhibitions
Mickalene Thomas:
All About Love
The first major international tour on Thomas’s pioneering work.
Cecily Brown: Themes and Variations
Surveying three decades of the British painter’s career.
Rousseau’s Secrets
See the inventive works of Henri Rousseau in a new light.