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The Barnes Foundation Announces 2023–24 Extended Holiday Hours

Marie Laurencin: Sapphic Paris exhibition, tours, talks & Museum Store Weekend on November 25 & 26

Philadelphia, PA, October 25, 2023—The Barnes Foundation has announced special extended hours between the Thanksgiving and New Year’s holidays—opening as early as 9 am on select days. Normally open Thursday through Monday, the Barnes will also be open on Tuesday, December 26, and Wednesday, December 27, to welcome more visitors during the week between the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. General admission tickets are valid for two consecutive days.

The seventh annual Museum Store Sunday at the Barnes Shop will expand to a full weekend this year for Museum Store Weekend, taking place on Saturday, November 25, and Sunday, November 26. The shop will host pop-ups from two women-owned businesses: Kathy Jeanne Millinery and Harshita Designs. The first 15 guests each day who purchase an item from the pop-up shops will receive a free gift, courtesy of dZi Handmade. Visitors will also receive a 20% discount on all regularly priced merchandise in the Barnes Shop on Sunday, November 26.

During the Barnes’s operating hours, the Garden Restaurant will be open 11 am–3 pm, with last seating at 2:30 pm, and Reflections Café will be open 11 am–5 pm. The Barnes will be closed on Thanksgiving (Thursday, November 23), Christmas Eve (Sunday, December 24), Christmas Day (Monday, December 25), and New Year’s Day (Monday, January 1).

“This holiday season, we hope visitors will gather at the Barnes with family and friends to share meaningful experiences with art and one another. We’ve extended our hours to allow more opportunities to explore the collection and our new exhibition, Marie Laurencin: Sapphic Paris, the first major US exhibition dedicated to French artist Marie Laurencin in over 30 years,” says Thom Collins, Neubauer Family Executive Director and President. “The holidays are always an exciting time to be at the Barnes with loved ones: take a tour, join a class, dine in the Garden Restaurant, and shop for special holiday gifts in the Barnes Shop.”

Holiday hours at the Barnes Foundation (2025 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia) are listed below:

NOVEMBER 2023
The Garden Restaurant is open 11 am–3 pm, with last seating at 2:30 pm. Reflections Café is open 11 am–5 pm.

  • THANKSGIVING DAY, Thursday, November 23: CLOSED
  • Friday, November 24: 9 am–5 pm
  • Saturday, November 25: 9 am–5 pm
    Museum Store Weekend at the Barnes Shop: The first 15 guests each day that purchase an item from the pop-up shops will receive a free gift, courtesy of dZi Handmade.
    Museum Store Weekend will feature pop-ups from women-owned businesses: Kathy Jeanne Millineryand Harshita Designs. Kathy Jeanne Millinery, located in Fairfield, New Jersey, uses wood blocks and presses that are over a century old to create classic hat shapes topped with hand stitched trims. Inspired by the style and colors of Marie Laurencin’s paintings, they have designed special hats just for Marie Laurencin: Sapphic Paris. Philadelphia textile artist Harshita Lohia of Harshita Designs creates wearable art for women and men. She draws elements of line and texture from architecture, nature, and travel experiences, then turns them into block print designs on silk.
    Admission to the Barnes Shop and pop-up shops is free.
  • Sunday, November 26: 10 am–5 pm
    Museum Store Weekend at the Barnes Shop: The first 15 guests each day that purchase an item from the pop-up shops will receive a free gift, courtesy of dZi Handmade.
    Museum Store Weekend will feature pop-ups from women-owned businesses: Kathy Jeanne Millinery and Harshita Designs. Kathy Jeanne Millinery, located in Fairfield, New Jersey, uses wood blocks and presses that are over a century old to create classic hat shapes topped with hand stitched trims. Inspired by the style and colors of Marie Laurencin’s paintings, they have designed special hats just for Marie Laurencin: Sapphic Paris. Philadelphia textile artist Harshita Lohia of Harshita Designs creates wearable art for women and men. She draws elements of line and texture from architecture, nature, and travel experiences, then turns them into block print designs on silk.
    Admission to the Barnes Shop and pop-up shops is free. Visitors will also enjoy 20% off all regularly priced Barnes Shop merchandise on Sunday.
  • Monday, November 27: 11 am–5 pm (normal hours)

NOVEMBER TOURS

DECEMBER 2023–JANUARY 2024
The Garden Restaurant is open 11 am–3 pm, with last seating at 2:30 pm. Reflections Café is open 11 am–5 pm.

  • Saturday, December 23: 11 am–5 pm
  • CHRISTMAS EVE, Sunday, December 24: CLOSED
  • CHRISTMAS DAY, Monday, December 25: CLOSED
  • Tuesday, December 26: 9 am–5 pm (additional open day)
  • Wednesday, December 27: 9 am–5 pm (additional open day)
  • Thursday, December 28: 9 am–5 pm
  • Friday, December 29: 9 am–5 pm
  • Saturday, December 30: 9 am–5 pm
  • NEW YEAR’S EVE, Sunday, December 31: 9 am–3 pm (early close)
  • NEW YEAR’S DAY, Monday, January 1: CLOSED

DECEMBER TOURS

EXHIBITION
Marie Laurencin: Sapphic Paris
October 22, 2023–January 21, 2024 (on view in the Roberts Gallery)
Beginning in the early 20th century, French artist Marie Laurencin (1883–1956) created a unique pictorial world that placed women at the center of modern art. With a highly original painting style that defied categorization, she moved seamlessly between the male-dominated cubist avant-garde, lesbian literary and artistic circles, and the realms of fashion, ballet, and decorative arts.

On view in the Roberts Gallery and co-curated by Simonetta Fraquelli, consultant curator for the Barnes, and Cindy Kang, curator at the Barnes, Marie Laurencin: Sapphic Paris is the first major US exhibition of Laurencin’s work in over 30 years.This exhibition explores Laurencin’s career, from her self-portraits to her collaborative decorative projects; from her early cubist paintings to her signature work—feminine and discreetly queer—that defined 1920s Paris. Presenting more than 50 works by Laurencin, it examines how her visualization of a “sapphic modernity” subtly but radically challenges existing narratives of modern European art. More information.

ARCHIVES EXHIBITION
Education & Empowerment: Scholarship Recipients at the Barnes Foundation, 1927–1949
Through August 2024 (on view on the Lower Level)
In 1922, the Barnes Foundation was chartered with concepts of democracy, experimentation, and education at its core. This exhibition draws on archival materials to highlight the diverse experiences of four individuals who had their education supported by the Barnes Foundation in the first half of the 20th century: Paul B. Moses, a trailblazing art historian; Ablyne Lockhart, a singer and musician from California; Dr. DeHaven Hinkson, a civic leader, medical doctor, and military officer; and Aaron Douglas, a painter whose work helped define the visual landscape of the Harlem Renaissance.

The exhibition was the product of a collaboration with Michael A. Moses, son of Paul B. Moses, and features several items from his personal collection. Michael also contributed exhibition text related to his father’s experiences.

Additionally, the exhibition is also available to view online—a first for Barnes Archives exhibitions—with additional content and transcriptions of handwritten items.

PICASSO IN THE BARNES
Join us this fall for a series of special talks and events spotlighting Pablo Picasso. The 50th anniversary of Picasso’s death has spurred museums around the world to commemorate the artist and his legacy. This November and December, we turn the spotlight to the 46 Picassos in the Barnes collection with a suite of programs examining these works and the collector who brought them together. Join us as we ask: How can a celebration and a critique of Picasso coexist? How do we approach Dr. Barnes’s unique presentation of the artist’s work? Though Dr. Barnes was a pioneering collector of Picasso, he was also an outspoken critic of the artist’s constantly shifting styles. Today, we invite audiences to see Picasso with fresh eyes at the Barnes and avoid an all-or-nothing perspective when considering the artist and his legacy.

BARNES SHOP & THE GIFT OF THE BARNES
The Barnes Shop lets you bring art into your everyday life in a variety of forms, from books and media to fine handcrafted gifts and accessories. This gift-giving season, share items inspired by the Barnes collection and our special exhibitions, and works by exciting contemporary makers.
Explore all offerings in the Barnes Shop 2023–24 catalogue and order custom print reproductions of works from the Barnes from the Print Shop.

You can also gift a Barnes class, general admission tickets, or a Barnes membership—a gift that keeps on giving year-round. All proceeds directly support the Barnes’s educational mission.

DINING
During operating hours, lunch, brunch, and cocktails are available at the Garden Restaurant, with freshly prepared offerings by Constellation Culinary Group. Grab-and-go options are also available at Reflections Café in the Annenberg Court. No reservations or admission tickets are required to dine at the Barnes, and members receive a 10% discount.

PROGRAMS & CLASSES

November
First Friday: The Mini Qs
Friday, November 3, 6–9 pm

PECO Free First Sunday Family Day: Untold Stories
Sunday, November 5, 10 am–5 pm

Young Professionals Night: MoonLit
Friday, November 10, 7–10 pm

Lecture: Joseph Henry on Picasso’s Melodrama
Sunday, November 19, 1:30–2:30 pm

ONLINE CLASS: Early Picasso: 1901–1906
Wednesdays, Nov. 1–29, 3–5 pm

ONLINE CLASS: Lenape Craft, Art, and Curation, Historic and Contemporary
Mondays, Nov. 6–27, 4–6 pm

ON-SITE CLASS: Marie Laurencin: Sapphic Paris
Tuesdays, Nov. 7–Dec. 5, 1–3 pm

ONLINE CLASS: World War I and the Avant-Garde
Tuesdays, Nov. 7–Dec. 5, 3–5 pm

ONLINE CLASS: Art and the First “Homosexuals”
Wednesdays, Nov. 8–Dec. 6, 6–8 pm

ONLINE CLASS: Decoding Barnes’s Ensembles
Thursdays, Nov. 9–Dec. 7, 2–4 pm

ONLINE CLASS: The Art of Toulouse-Lautrec
Thursdays, Nov. 9–Dec. 7, 4–6 pm

December
First Friday! Laurin Talese
Friday, December 1, 6–9 pm

PECO Free First Sunday Family Day: New Traditions
Sunday, December 3, 10 am–5 pm

ON-SITE CLASS: Leslie Bowen’s Favorites: Then and Now
Wednesday, Dec. 6, or Tuesday, Dec. 19, 10 am–4:30 pm

ONLINE CLASS: Matisse and Color
Wednesday, Dec. 13, 10 am–4 pm

ON-SITE CLASS: Timeless/Timely: Marking Change in Impressionism and Its Afterlives
Saturday, Dec. 16, 10 am–4 pm

ABOUT THE BARNES FOUNDATION
The Barnes Foundation is a nonprofit cultural and educational institution that shares its unparalleled art collection with the public, organizes special exhibitions, and presents programming that fosters new ways of thinking about human creativity. The Barnes collection is displayed in ensembles that integrate art and objects from across cultures and time periods, overturning traditional hierarchies and revealing universal elements of human expression. Home to one of the world’s finest collections of impressionist, post-impressionist, and modern paintings—including the largest groups of paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Paul Cézanne in existence—the Barnes brings together renowned canvases by Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Amedeo Modigliani, and Vincent van Gogh, alongside African, Asian, ancient, medieval, and Native American art as well as metalwork, furniture, and decorative art.

The Barnes Foundation was established by Dr. Albert C. Barnes in 1922 to “promote the advancement of education and the appreciation of the fine arts and horticulture.” A visionary collector and pioneering educator, Dr. Barnes was also a fierce advocate for the civil rights of African Americans, women, and the economically marginalized. Committed to racial equality and social justice, he established a scholarship program to support young Black artists, writers, and musicians who wanted to further their education. Dr. Barnes became actively involved in the Harlem Renaissance, during which he collaborated with philosopher Alain Locke and Charles S. Johnson, the scholar and activist, to promote awareness of the artistic value of African art.

Since moving to Philadelphia in 2012, the Barnes Foundation has expanded its commitment to diversity, inclusion, and social justice, teaching visual literacy in groundbreaking ways; investing in original scholarship relating to its collection; and enhancing accessibility throughout every facet of its programs.

The Barnes Foundation is situated in Lenapehoking, the ancestral homeland of the Lenape people. Read our Land Acknowledgment.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION
Deirdre Maher, Director of Communications
215.278.7160, press@barnesfoundation.org
Online press office: barnesfoundation.org/press