What’s On
Daily Gallery Talks
Every day, our gallery specialists offer talks about the Barnes collection. Learn more about our history, founder, and collection.
Lecture: Duchamp’s Fountain: A Second Opinion
Explore the controversial work and its impact on American modernism in 1920 letters between William Carlos Williams and Albert Barnes.
Barnes Cinema: Powwow People by Sky Hopinka
This screening of Hopinka’s vérité-style documentary is followed by a discussion and audience Q&A with the filmmaker.
On Practice: Pew Fellows in Conversation
Join us for an intimate look at how the artists shaping Philadelphia’s cultural scene experiment, discover, and create.
Deep Dive: “Thomas Paine on the value of freedom” Ad by S. Neil Fujita
An in-depth discussion about Fujita’s design for the “Great Ideas of Western Man” advertising campaign. Free with admission; Roberts Gallery
In Conversation: Brandon Shimoda and Rea Tajiri
Poet Brandon Shimoda and filmmaker Rea Tajiri reflect on Japanese American incarceration, memory, and creative practice.
Deep Dive: Ogawa II by Kay Sekimachi
An in-depth discussion about Sekimachi’s intricate monofilament hanging. Free with admission; Roberts Gallery
Barnes Cinema: Camp and the Japanese American Artistic Psyche in Film
Short films explore the impact of WWII incarceration on Japanese American artists and filmmakers across generations.
Barnes Cinema: Strawberry Fields by Rea Tajiri
Explore the legacy of Japanese American incarceration on families in this coming-of-age film, followed by a discussion with director Rea Tajiri.