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The Barnes Collection
See art differently. Explore paintings by Renoir, Cézanne, Matisse, Picasso, Modigliani, Van Gogh, and other artists beside African sculpture, metalwork, and decorative arts.
Sky Hopinka:
Red Metal Dust
An installation of 11 new works by the American artist.
Education & Empowerment: Scholarship Recipients at the Barnes Foundation, Vol. Two: 1927–1952
Explore the experiences of a diverse group of scholars whose education was supported by the Barnes.
Noguchi to Asawa: Designing Postwar America
Iconic sculpture and design by two generations of Japanese American artists.
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 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.
Private Collection Tour: Favorite Artists
Choose your favorite artists in the collection for a private one-hour experience for up to ten guests.
Daily Gallery Talks
Every day, our gallery specialists offer talks about the Barnes collection. Learn more about our history, founder, and collection.
Members-Only Tour: Noguchi to Asawa: Designing Postwar America
Members are invited to an exclusive tour of our newest exhibition.
Exhibition Tour: Noguchi to Asawa: Designing Postwar America
Explore iconic works by Japanese American artists and designers working in the aftermath of World War II and incarceration.
Private Tour: Noguchi to Asawa: Designing Postwar America
This docent-led tour of Noguchi to Asawa: Designing Postwar America is a private one-hour experience for you and up to nine guests.
November Spotlight Tour: Decoding the Barnes Ensembles
Learn about how and why Dr. Barnes arranged his collection in such a unique way in this illuminating collection tour.
Members-Only Online Tour: Noguchi to Asawa: Designing Postwar America
Members are invited to an exclusive virtual tour of our newest exhibition.
First Friday: Miki Yamanaka Trio & PAAFF
Tonight’s performance features jazz pianist Miki Yamanaka.
Upcoming
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.
ARTZ @ The Museum
This program provides free access to the Barnes for people living with dementia and their care partners.
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.
Member Orientation
New members are invited to join us to learn more about the perks of membership at the Barnes.
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
Upcoming Exhibitions
Rochelle Feinstein:
The Today Show
More than 30 mixed-media works examining abstraction, culture, and public life.