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.
Private Collection Tours
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.
Barnes in Bloom
Enjoy special events and tours this March that celebrate springtime and the Philadelphia Flower Show.
March 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: Tell Me What You Remember
Go deeper into the works of Sue Williamson and Lebohang Kganye with a docent-led tour.
Private Exhibition Tour: Tell Me What You Remember
Go deeper into the works of Sue Williamson and Lebohang Kganye with a private docent-led tour.
April Spotlight Tour: Firestorm! Outrage! Dr. Barnes’s Scandalous 1923 Exhibition
Revisit the critically panned show that pitted Dr. Barnes against Philadelphia's elite, and see which works remain in the collection.
Slow Art Day 2023
Discover the joy of looking at art. Spend an hour examining works in the galleries, then join a discussion about your experience.
Film Screening: One Take Grace
This film about South African actor and former domestic worker Mothiba Grace Bapela is presented in partnership with BlackStar Projects.
Lecture: Jeremy Braddock on the 100th Anniversary of Dr. Barnes’s PAFA Show
Learn how Dr. Barnes’s 1923 PAFA exhibition contributed to the reception of modern art in the US.
May Spotlight Tour: Firestorm! Outrage! Dr. Barnes’s Scandalous 1923 Exhibition
Revisit the critically panned show that pitted Dr. Barnes against Philadelphia's elite, and see which works remain in the collection.
June Spotlight Tour: Self-Taught Artists in the Collection
Examine works by Pippin, Gauguin, Van Gogh, and other artists with little or no art school training.