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Study art history at the Barnes, a leader in art education since 1925. Come learn in our galleries, or take classes online using our immersive, state-of-the-art platform that brings you closer to the work than ever before.
Research Notes:
June 2023
New theories and recent discoveries from the Barnes’s curators, scholars, conservators, and archivists.
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August 2023
New theories and recent discoveries from the Barnes’s curators, scholars, conservators, and archivists.
Research Notes:
October 2023
New theories and recent discoveries from the Barnes’s curators, scholars, conservators, and archivists.
Research Notes: March 2024
New theories and recent discoveries from the Barnes’s curators, scholars, conservators, and archivists.
Research Notes:
June 2024
New theories and recent discoveries from the Barnes’s curators, scholars, conservators, and archivists.
Online Art History Classes: Enroll Today
The Barnes has been an innovator in art education for 100 years. For a limited time, sign up to receive 10% off your first class.
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 seven guests.
Gift a Barnes Class
Give the gift of lifelong learning with art history classes taught by Barnes experts.
June Spotlight Tour: When Paintings Tell Stories—El Greco to Pippin to Van Gogh
Look closely at collection works that use a variety of techniques to create meaningful narratives.
Mary Cassatt at Work
Explore Cassatt's methods, materials, and contributions to modernism with the curators of the PMA exhibition. Instructors: Laurel Garber, Jennifer Thompson.
Artist Conversation: Mark Thomas Gibson
The artist and educator discusses his creative process and his work with the Miami Museum of Contemporary Art of the African Diaspora.
Private Collection Tour: Favorite Artists
Choose your favorite artists in the collection for a private one-hour experience for up to eight guests.
First Friday: Guachinangos and Philadelphia Latino Arts & Film Festival
Enjoy an evening of art, live music, film, and cocktails at our monthly First Friday mixer, presented in partnership with the Philadelphia Latino Arts & Film Festival.
Close-Looking Immersion: Demuth’s In Vaudeville: Two Acrobat-Jugglers
This new series of single-session immersions focuses on individual works in the collection. Instructor: Michael Williamson
Members-Only Online Tour: The Barnes Collection
This exclusive online tour offers members up-close views of favorite artworks.
Member Orientation
New members are invited to learn more about the perks of membership at the Barnes.
Member Previews: Matisse & Renoir: New Encounters at the Barnes
As a member, see our latest exhibition before the public opening.
Sexuality and the Modern Male Body
Take an in-depth look at the changing concepts of masculinity and male sexuality in European art and society. Instructor: Ty Vanover
Curators in Conversation: Matisse & Renoir
This engaging conversation on Matisse and Renoir features Martha Lucy and exhibition co-curators Cindy Kang and Corrinne Chong.
Members-Only Online Tour: When Paintings Tell Stories
Members are invited to a virtual tour exploring techniques artists use to create narratives.
The Language of Painting
Learn to understand the language of painting through careful study of works in the Barnes collection. Instructor: Kaelin Jewell
Exhibition Tour: Matisse & Renoir: New Encounters at the Barnes
Get a fresh perspective on Henri Matisse and Pierre-Auguste Renoir in the Roberts Gallery.
ARTZ @ The Museum
This program provides free access to the Barnes for people living with dementia and their care partners.
Private Exhibition Tour: Matisse & Renoir: New Encounters at the Barnes
This tour is a private one-hour experience for up to seven guests.
Members-Only Exhibition Tour: Matisse & Renoir: New Encounters at the Barnes
Members are invited to exclusive tours of Matisse & Renoir: New Encounters at the Barnes in the Roberts Gallery.
Wawa Welcome America: Free Museum Day at the Barnes
Register for free admission to the Barnes during Wawa Welcome America’s Free Museum Days.
July Spotlight Tour: Portraits in the Barnes
Explore the incredible diversity of portraiture in the collection—from Hals to Van Gogh, Matisse, and Soutine.
First Friday: Hiruy Tirfe
Philly saxophonist Hiruy Tirfe performs an innovative blend of jazz and soul with his band tonight.
PECO Free First Sunday Family Day: Joy of Life
Free access to the collection and special exhibitions, plus art activities, storytime, and performances by Dolce Suono Ensemble.
Matisse and Renoir in a New Light
This one-day workshop is a special opportunity to view iconic paintings up close with Barnes educators. Instructors: Rob Jagiela, Kaelin Jewell, Martha Lucy
Close-Looking Immersion: Glackens’s The Raft
This new series of single-session immersions provides opportunities to study and discuss individual works. Instructor: William Perthes
Members-Only Online Tour: Matisse & Renoir
Members are invited to an exclusive online tour of Matisse & Renoir: New Encounters at the Barnes.
Barnes on the Block
Join us for a block party, with live art, food trucks, a beer garden, and music.
Members-Only Online Tour: Portraits in the Barnes
This exclusive tour focuses on iconic and expressive portraits by Van Gogh, Matisse, Soutine, and more.
Impressionism and Japonisme
Explore the immense influence of Japanese art on Western painters, sculptors, and designers in the second half of the 19th century. Instructor: Caterina Y. Pierre
Art and Literature of the Harlem Renaissance
Explore the flourishing of Black art in the 1920s and ’30s and Albert Barnes’s connection to the movement. Instructor: Michael Williamson
Online Member Orientation
New members are invited to join us online to learn more about the perks of membership at the Barnes.
August Spotlight Tour: Portraits in the Barnes
Explore the incredible diversity of portraiture in the collection—from Hals to Van Gogh, Matisse, and Soutine.
First Friday: Wayna & BlackStar Film Festival
Tonight’s performances by R&B and soul singer Wayna are presented in partnership with BlackStar.
PECO Free First Sunday Family Day: Beats with Heart
Join us for a celebration of music, with Steve Weiss Mallet Festival and art for the whole family.
Matisse and Renoir in a New Light
This one-day workshop is a special opportunity to view iconic paintings up close with Barnes educators. Instructors: Rob Jagiela, Kaelin Jewell, Martha Lucy
Art and Restorative Justice
Learn how art can play a role in justice reform—in raising awareness of mass incarceration, providing paths toward reentry, and more. Instructor: William Perthes
Members-Only Evening Tour: When Paintings Tell Stories
Members are invited to an exclusive evening tour exploring all the techniques artists use to create narratives.
Close-Looking Immersion: Titian’s Sleeping Shepherd
This new series of single-session immersions provides opportunities to study and discuss individual works. Instructor: Kaelin Jewell
Members-Only Online Tour: Matisse & Renoir
Members are invited to an exclusive online tour of Matisse & Renoir: New Encounters at the Barnes.
The Lives and Afterlives of Monuments
Delve into the history of public monuments and their role in shaping cultural memory. Instructor: Paul Farber
Member Orientation
New members are invited to learn more about the perks of membership at the Barnes.
Members-Only Online Tour: Portraits in the Barnes
This exclusive online tour focuses on iconic and expressive portraits by Van Gogh, Matisse, Soutine, and more.
September 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.
Online Member Orientation
New members are invited to join us online to learn more about the perks of membership at the Barnes.
First Friday: April Varner
The New York–based jazz singer performs music from her new record.
Members-Only Online Tour: The Barnes Collection
This exclusive online tour offers members up-close views of favorite artworks.
Members-Only Online Tour: The Impressionists: Rebels of the Art World
This exclusive online tour provides a closer look at Monet, Degas, Renoir, Pissarro, and other artists who led the impressionist movement.
The Barnes–de Mazia Certificate Program
This special track offers an immersion in the Barnes Method and an introduction to other interpretive approaches.
Horticulture Certificate Program
Our three-year certificate program covers horticultural science, methods, and design.