What’s On
Highlights Tour
This one-hour tour is perfect for first-time visitors. Explore highlights of the collection and learn the history of the Barnes.
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.
Afternoons with
the Art Team
Join us for casual pop-up talks in the galleries led by our Art Team. Each talk focuses on a specific work of art—it’s a great way to explore the collection and learn something new!
June Spotlight Tour: Modigliani and Soutine
This June, learn about the friendship that grew between these modern artists while working in Paris.
Tuesdays on the Terrace: Kathryn Ott Lovell and Sherman Fleming
An unconventional conversation about creativity, gender, and race where we bring the intriguing guests and you bring the questions.
July Spotlight Tour:
Self-Taught Artists
This month, discover artists in the collection who made their mark with little or no art school training.
In Focus Gallery Talk: Master of Riglos
Hear the story behind the painting from Barnes research associate Amy Gillette. Free with admission; Room 14
Member Discussions: I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like
Members are invited to join Ann Moss of the Barnes Art Team for an in-depth talk about our new Bill Viola exhibition.
Stroller Tour
Our Stroller Tours make visiting our galleries less stressful for families with babies.
In Focus Gallery Talk: Severini’s Commedia dell’Arte
Hear the story behind the painting from Barnes research associate Amy Gillette. Free with admission; Room 19
Curators in Conversation: Bill Viola
Join three Philadelphia curators for a discussion about the artist’s exceptional work and career.
In Focus Gallery Talk: Bill Viola’s The Greeting and Observance
Hear the stories behind the works from Barnes Art Team member Ann Moss. Free with admission; Roberts Gallery
August Spotlight Tour: Wondrous and Strange
This August, enter the mysterious and dreamlike worlds of some of the most imaginative artists in the Barnes collection.
In Focus Gallery Talk:
di Pietro’s Sienese Government Officials Receiving an Embassy
Hear the story behind the painting from Barnes research associate Amy Gillette. Free with admission; Room 23
In Focus Gallery Talk: Veronese’s Baptism of Christ
Hear the story behind the painting from Robin Craren, collections research coordinator at the Barnes. Free with admission; Room 14
In Focus Gallery Talk: Bill Viola’s He Weeps for You and Ascension
Hear the stories behind the works from Barnes Art Team member Ann Moss. Free with admission; Roberts Gallery
September Spotlight Tour: Pissarro and Friends
This month, learn about Camille Pissarro’s relationships with fellow impressionists and his enduring influence.
In Focus Gallery Talk: Bill Viola’s Pneuma
Hear the story behind the work from Barnes Art Team member Ann Moss. Free with admission; Roberts Gallery
In Focus Gallery Talk: Braun’s Cupboard
Hear the story behind the object from Robin Craren, collections research coordinator at the Barnes. Free with admission; Room 18
Lecture: Cindy Kang on Pierre Bonnard
Barnes associate curator Cindy Kang will discuss the artist’s practice of working in multiple media.
In Focus Gallery Talk:
de Chirico’s The Mysterious Swan
Hear the story behind the painting from Amy Gillette, research associate at the Barnes. Free with admission; Room 23