The Barnes Foundation was established by Albert C. Barnes in 1922 to "promote the advancement of education and the appreciation of the fine arts and horticulture." The Barnes holds one of the finest collections of post-impressionist and early modernist works, with extensive holdings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Henri Rousseau, Amedeo Modigliani, Chaim Soutine and Giorgio de Chirico, as well as American masters Charles Demuth, William Glackens, Horace Pippin, and Maurice Prendergast, and old master paintings, important examples of African sculpture and Native American ceramics, jewelry and textiles, American paintings and decorative arts, and antiquities from the Mediterranean region and Asia. Discover why after every visit, you'll never stop seeing the Barnes.
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We’ve got big news. 📣 Saint Joseph’s University & the Barnes Foundation are teaming up to launch an online museum education graduate program—a first-of-its-kind collaboration in Philadelphia! 🎓 🖼 Now enrolling for fall 2024. Tap the link to learn more: https://lnkd.in/eTH-ZiY2
The Barnes Art Ball is back and better than ever – on Friday, October 18! This gala brings together artists, philanthropists, collectors, connectors, and community partners to celebrate art’s power to inspire through shared experiences of the brilliant, the beautiful, and the sublime. Be among the first to see the premiere of the only East-coast showing of our fall exhibition, Mickalene Thomas: All About Love before it opens to the public. Party on for a good cause: the Barnes Art Ball raises critical funds that ensure the future our educational mission, exhibition program, collection care, and the wide array of community, artistic, and scholarly projects we undertake. Bring your best, dress to impress! 🎟 Tickets: https://bit.ly/4ezYxdl 👑 Attire: Dazzling, fashionable, chic cocktail #BarnesArtBall #BarnesFoundation #SeeArtDifferently #MickaleneThomas #AllAboutLove
Go beyond the myths and explore the life and genius of Vincent van Gogh in an online class featuring innovative technology that allows you to get up close to incredible works of art in ways that cannot be experienced in person. While stories of poverty and turmoil often dominate his narrative, Van Gogh's art was deeply rooted in ideas about nature, authenticity, and spirituality. Join us as we use our Visual Experience Platform (VXP), an innovative online learning tool that allows you to get up close to art in ways that can’t be experienced in person. Trace the iconic artist's journey from Holland to his final, radiant years in Arles and Auvers-sur-Oise. This is your chance to see his work in a new light and understand the true depth of his creative vision. 🎨 Zooming In on Van Gogh 📅 Mondays, October 21 – November 11 🕒 6PM - 8PM ET 🔗 Learn more https://bit.ly/4eCQvjQ 🎓 Scholarships are available 📽 Vincent van Gogh. The Smoker, 1888. The Barnes Foundation, BF119. Public Domain.
Paging all medical students, professionals, and those in the #healthcare field or aligned professions! Our new workshop, Art, Well-Being, and Medicine, explores the #visualarts as a valuable tool for elevating awareness in many areas related to healthcare practice and delivery. Participants interested in learning more about the intersection of #medicine and #humanities will consider how engaging with works of art can strengthen perception and make us better listeners, observers, and communicators. Join William Perthes, the Bernard C. Watson Director of #AdultEducation, at the Barnes Foundation on Wednesday, October 23, 2PM – 4PM! Sign up today ➡ https://bit.ly/4fIsedH
📢 Exciting career opportunity at the Barnes Foundation! We're searching for an experienced Deputy Director for Human Resources & Chief Diversity Officer to join our leadership team! This key role will guide our HR department and drive diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) initiatives across the institution. If you have a passion for strategic HR management, fostering a diverse workplace, and aligning people practices with organizational goals, we encourage you to apply. Apply today ➡ https://bit.ly/3TGdKl8 Check out other current openings ➡ https://bit.ly/4gx6Atr #CareerOpportunity #HRLeadership #DiversityAndInclusion #BarnesFoundation
Discover the enchanting world of the The Met Cloisters, The Metropolitan Museum of Art's haven for medieval European art, architecture, and gardens. Join us online for a new class led by Curator in Charge of Medieval Art and The Cloisters, C. Griffith Mann, where we’ll explore the Museum’s unparalleled collection and the rich history of its unique building. Step into the evocative galleries and gardens, where medieval art meets the natural world, and let yourself be transported to another time and place. This is your chance to experience the magic of the Cloisters like never before! Builders, Heroes, and Unicorns: Exploring the History and Treasures of The Met Cloisters 📅 Fridays, October 18 – November 8 🕒 1PM - 2:30PM ET 🔗 Learn more https://bit.ly/3Xc2lun 🎓 Scholarships are available 🖼 French (cartoon) / South Netherlandish (weaving). The Unicorn Rests in a Garden (from the Unicorn Tapestries), 1495–1505. The Met Cloisters. Gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1937 (37.80.6)
“That's what art is supposed to do. It's supposed to move you. Incite you. And if we don't see ourselves in images, we don't know what's possible."—Mickalene Thomas via CBS News Sunday Morning. Just over 5 weeks left until the opening of Mickalene Thomas: All About Love at the Barnes! Watch the full interview ➡ https://cbsn.ws/3Mx4R9s Get tickets ➡ https://bit.ly/3ZeH9q5
🚨 Only a few weeks left to experience Education & Empowerment: Scholarship Recipients at the Barnes Foundation, 1927–1949! Though classes at the Barnes were tuition-free, this archival exhibition examines how Dr. Barnes recognized other financial barriers for students—especially those outside Philadelphia—and funded scholarships to cover housing, transportation, and incidental expenses. Get a glimpse into the experiences of a few individuals whose endeavors found support through the Barnes’s educational mission. On view through September 16th. Plan your visit today: https://bit.ly/46Wh2Gk
Congratulations to Dev and the rest of this year's remarkable cohort! We offer summer #internships in a variety of departments for undergraduate and graduate students as well as recent high school and college graduates. Apply by February 1st for Summer 2025 ➡ https://bit.ly/3AP43KJ
Devdyuti Paul, a Penn Arts & Sciences, University of Pennsylvania fourth-year, interned at the Barnes Foundation working in marketing, public relations, and membership. "From the start, I was really drawn to the Barnes' commitment to accessible education and the effort that they put in democratizing fine art," Paul says. Read More: https://bit.ly/3XmTHdF
What connections can be made between visual art and poetry? Join us as we dive into this question in our upcoming four-session #BarnesClass "Painting and Poetry," taking place *online* on Thursdays, September 12 – October 10, from 2 – 4pm 📚🎨💻 In this immersive class, we’ll delve into the poetic inspirations behind iconic paintings in the Barnes collection. Each session highlights a different visual artist, revealing how painting and poetry convey an artist’s philosophy, desires, and cultural orientation. Like all our online classes, we’ll use our proprietary Visual Experience platform, which allows you to get up close to art in ways that can’t be experienced IRL. Explore masterpieces like Henri Matisse’s Bonheur de Vivre, Pierre Puvis de Chavannes’s Dramatic Poetry, and Giorgio de Chirico’s The Arrival. This class is taught by Laura Watts, professor emerita in art history at Daemen University in Amherst, New York. She has taught for more than 30 years on subjects including modernism, contemporary art, and visual literacy. Her book Italian Painting in the Age of Unification (Routledge, 2021) won the Visual Arts Award from the American Association of Italian Studies. 📅 Sign up now 🔗https://bit.ly/3yk1NtV Scholarships are available! 🎓 🎨 Pierre Puvis de Chavannes. Dramatic Poetry (Aeschylus) (detail), c. 1896. The Barnes Foundation, BF100. Public Domain. #BarnesClasses #ArtAndPoetry #VisualArt #PoeticInspiration #ArtHistory #BarnesFoundation #LearnArt #ArtEducation #HenriMatisse #PierrePuvisdeChavannes #GiorgiodeChirico #EnrollNow #ArtLovers #CreativeExpression