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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. 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.
Cecily Brown: Themes and Variations
Surveying three decades of the British painter’s career.
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.
Discover the Barnes & Henri Rousseau
Visit our box office with your 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show ticket to save on admission and tours.
March Spotlight Tour: Henri Rousseau and His Fabulous Foliage
The self-taught artist is known for his paintings of lush jungle scenes and detailed plant life.
Exhibition Tour: Cecily Brown: Themes and Variations
Explore the artist’s lush, dynamic paintings, engagement with art history, and feminist point of view.
Private Tour: Cecily Brown: Themes and Variations
This one-hour private tour provides an up-close look at Themes and Variations and some of Brown’s most important works.
Members-Only Tour: Cecily Brown: Themes and Variations
This exclusive exhibition tour provides a closer look Brown’s lush and dynamic artworks
Curators in Conversation: Cecily Brown: Themes and Variations
Join us for an engaging conversation with exhibition curator Simonetta Fraquelli and the Barnes’s Nancy Ireson.
In Focus Gallery Talk: Demuth’s Two Trapeze Performers in Red
An in-depth discussion about Charles Demuth’s painting with Penn PhD candidate Emma Nell Jacobs. Free with admission; Room 17
ARTZ @ The Museum
This program provides free access to the Barnes for people living with dementia and their care partners.
Members-Only Online Tour: Henri Rousseau and His Fabulous Foliage
Explore the self-taught artist’s paintings of lush jungle scenes and detailed plant life in this virtual collection tour.
Upcoming
Book Talk: Deborah Willis on Kamala
Author Deborah Willis and journalist Dyana Williams discuss Willis’s new book Kamala: Her Historic, Joyful, and Auspicious Sprint to the White House.
Members-Only Online Tour: Friends and Rivals: Picasso and Matisse
Learn about the complex relationship between these influential modern artists.
Members-Only Online Tour: Cecily Brown: Themes and Variations
This exclusive online tour offers members up-close views of the exhibition.
Online Member Orientation
New members are invited to join us online to learn more about the perks of membership at the Barnes.
April Spotlight Tour: Friends and Rivals: Picasso and Matisse
Learn about the complex relationship between these influential modern artists.
First Friday: V. Shayne Frederick
The Philly jazz artist performs music from his upcoming record, Treasures.
Upcoming Exhibitions
From Paris to Provence: French Painting at the Barnes
Travel through France with Monet, Van Gogh, Cézanne, and other trailblazing painters.
Henri Rousseau: A Painter’s Secrets
See the inventive works of Henri Rousseau in a new light.