Thursday–Monday, starting October 1, 1pm
Isamu Noguchi. Model IN-50 Coffee Table, 1944. Manufactured by Herman Miller Furniture Company, Zeeland, Michigan. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York. Gift of George R. Kravis II. Photo by Matt Flynn © Smithsonian Institution. Artwork © 2026 The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Weekdays: $39, members $19. Weekends: $49, members $24
About the Tour
Learn about two generations of 20th-century artists and designers—Isamu Noguchi, George Nakashima, Leo Amino, S. Neil Fujita, Kay Sekimachi, and Ruth Asawa—who reconceived American design in the aftermath of Japanese American incarceration in the 1940s. This one-hour tour reveals the layered histories behind familiar objects, offering a broader story of American modernism—one told through the objects, forms, and ideas that continue to influence how we live with art today.
Includes access to the collection before and after the tour.
Isamu Noguchi. Model IN-50 Coffee Table (detail), 1944. Manufactured by Herman Miller Furniture Company, Zeeland, Michigan. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York. Gift of George R. Kravis II. Photo by Matt Flynn © Smithsonian Institution. Artwork © 2026 The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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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 nine guests.