What’s On
This Week
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. Try our mobile guide!
The Battle of the Bathers
Learn about the controversy between Dr. Barnes and the Philadelphia Museum of Art around works by Paul Cézanne.
Mickalene Thomas:
All About Love
The first major international tour on Thomas’s pioneering work.
Upcoming
Cecily Brown: Themes and Variations
Surveying three decades of the British painter’s career.
Rousseau’s Secrets
See the inventive works of Henri Rousseau in a new light.
Past Exhibitions
Visions
Works created by artists from Mural Arts Philadelphia’s Guild program and SCI Phoenix.
Matisse & Renoir: New Encounters at the Barnes
Experience a fresh perspective on two important modern painters.
Alexey Brodovitch: Astonish Me
Discover the influential figure who shaped the photography and graphic design of the 20th century.
Marie Laurencin: Sapphic Paris
Picturing a modern world of women among women.
Through My I: Art from SCI: Phoenix
Works created by artists at State Correctional Institute: Phoenix.
Education & Empowerment: Scholarship Recipients at the Barnes Foundation, 1927–1949
Explore the experiences of four scholars whose research was supported by the Barnes Foundation—from art history to medicine.