PECO Free First Sunday Family Day: Reimagined and Retold
Sunday, December 7, 10am – 5pm
The Philadelphia Youth Concert Band performs today.
Free; capacity is limited, and registration is required.
About the Event
It’s the first Sunday of the month, which means free admission at the Barnes. Enjoy fun art activities, performances, and free access to the collection and Henri Rousseau: A Painter’s Secrets.
Experience the extraordinary talents of the Philadelphia Youth Concert Band PYCB, presented by the PYO Music Institute. Since 1939, the institute has been providing nationally recognized music education and performance experiences to young instrumentalists, while engaging audiences and communities throughout the Delaware Valley and beyond. Join us as these rising artists bring the vibrant sound of a full concert band into the heart of the Barnes with their program “American Musical Masters: Reimagined and Retold,” which features works by Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and more.
Registration opens Thursday, December 4, at 10am.
What’s On
10am – 4pm
Art Activities
Join us for art activities and explore the collection through our scavenger hunt challenges to claim your prize! Perfect for the whole family—ages 2 and up.
10am – 1pm
Barnes Student Art Show
This new pilot program in partnership with Central High School celebrates the creativity and voices of Philadelphia students. Inspired by the expressive color and emotion of Henri Matisse and the fauvist movement, students explore culture, tradition, and identity through watercolor paintings. Their final works are on view today in the Lower Level Lobby. See the paintings and join us for a presentation from 11am to noon in the Comcast NBCUniversal Auditorium.
Fauvist works like Henri Matisse’s Joy of Life inspired these student artists.
10:30 – 11am & 11:15 – 11:45am
Storytime
Poet and storyteller Leslie D. Hamilton brings musical fun for all ages (2 and up). Learn about percussion sounds, beats, and the ways we tell our stories.
1pm & 2:30pm
Performances by the Philadelphia Youth Concert Band
The Philadelphia Youth Concert Band is a program division of the PYO Music Institute, one of the nation’s longest-running youth orchestra organizations. Founded in 1939, the institute provides nationally recognized music education and performance experiences to young instrumentalists ages 5 through 22. This month, the PYCB is performing “American Musical Masters: Reimagined and Retold,” which works by Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and more. Don’t miss these special live performances by Philadelphia’s finest youth musicians.
Free First Sunday Family Days at the Barnes
PECO Free First Sunday Family Day events offer no-cost admission to the collection galleries as well as an array of family-friendly activities, including arts and crafts, musical performances, and interactive workshops.
Go Further
Young Professionals Night: A Painter’s Secrets
After-hours art, style, and music await Philadelphia’s young leaders and Barnes Contemporaries members.
First Friday: April Varner
Enjoy performances by the New York–based jazz singer and access to the the collection and Henri Rousseau: A Painter’s Secrets.