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“Sky Hopinka: Red Metal Dust” is now on view at the Barnes. Through photography, video, and text, Hopinka reflects on Indigenous homelands and the layered histories of the American experience. This installation is free and open to the public. No ticket needed. Just let our front desk staff know you’re here to see “Red Metal Dust.” “Sky Hopinka: Red Metal Dust” 📅 March 21, 2026 – January 18, 2027 🔗 Learn more ➡ link in bio "Sky Hopinka: Red Metal Dust" was initiated for the Barnes by Nancy Ireson. #barnesfoundation #seeartdifferently #skyhopinka #redmetaldust #philly

Now on view: "Freedom Dreams"! 🎞️ Featuring works by five contemporary artists: Arthur Jafa, David Hartt, Garrett Bradley, Ja’Tovia Gary, and Tourmaline. The works dismantle pervasive narratives around race, gender, and class in American history—offering an opportunity to reflect on the histories that have shaped the nation and the possibilities that emerge when those histories are reimagined. Co-curated by James Claiborne, Fleischner Family Vice President for Engagement, and Maori Karmael Holmes, Chief Executive and Artistic Officer of BlackStar Projects, "Freedom Dreams" marks the first occasion these works will be presented at a museum in Philadelphia. Freedom Dreams 📅 On view through August 9, 2026 🎟️ Get tickets ➡️ link in bio #barnesfoundation #seeartdifferently #freedomdreams #philly

What does it mean to be present with art? 🧘 Step into the galleries and slow down. This workshop brings together mindfulness and close looking, inviting you to experience art through guided meditation, drawing, and shared conversation. Developed by Roksana Filipowska, this approach integrates mindfulness-based stress reduction with art engagement—creating space to notice more, reflect, and connect. No experience needed. Just an openness to begin. Being Present with Art: Practicing Openness 📆 Wednesday, June 17 🕒 1–3pm ET 📍 On-site 🎟 Register ➡ link in bio 🎨 Paul Cézanne. Gardener (detail), c. 1885 (possibly later). Barnes Foundation. #barnesfoundation #seeartdifferently #arteducation #philly

Sound, film, and something in the air. 🎵🎥 First Friday returns with a night shaped by rhythm and story—featuring Carolina Oliveros (@carolinaa_oliveros ) and the Philadelphia Latino Arts & Film Festival (PHLAFF) (@phlatinfilmfest ). Oliveros, a Grammy-nominated artist from Barranquilla, Colombia, brings a sound that moves between ancestral tradition and contemporary experimentation—gritty, mystical, and alive. Throughout the night, PHLAFF presents a selection of films: 🎬 “Balada de Peces y Pájaros” (2025), directed by Juan José Arevalo & Anny Uribe Carlina lives with her mother after losing her father in the Colombian armed conflict—until a mystical fish leads her on an unexpected journey. 🎬 “The Farewell of the River” (2025), directed by Mateo Salas Puerta A community of gold miners and fishermen grapples with the environmental impact of a hydroelectric project. 🎬 “The Tide Inside” (2026), directed by Lorena Villanueva A Colombian teenage girl in Los Angeles begins to unravel as the threat of deportation shapes her world. Move between the galleries, the music, and the screen as well as access to "Freedom Dreams". First Friday: Carolina Oliveros & PHLAFF 📆 Friday, June 5 🕒 6–9pm ET 🎶 Live music: 6:30pm & 7:45pm 🎬 Film screenings: 7:30pm 🎟 Tickets ➡ link in bio #barnesfoundation #seeartdifferently #firstfriday #philly

A neighborhood where art refused to behave. 🍷 At the turn of the 20th century, Montmartre was alive with artists, writers, and musicians—drawn to its cafés, cabarets, and spirit of experimentation. In the May Spotlight Tour, Wicked Paris: The Lure of Montmartre, step into that world and meet the figures who shaped it, from Degas and Renoir to Picasso, Van Gogh, and Toulouse-Lautrec. Their work didn’t just reflect Montmartre—it helped turn it into legend. May Spotlight Tour: Wicked Paris: The Lure of Montmartre 📆 Thursday–Monday 🕒 1pm 📍 On-site 🎟 Register ➡ link in bio 🎨 Amedeo Modigliani. Beatrice, 1916. The Barnes Foundation. #barnesfoundation #seeartdifferently #tour #arteducation #philly

What can you see in an hour? 👀 Slow down with a single painting. In this close-looking immersion, we’ll spend time with Camille Pissarro’s “Garden in Full Sunlight”—his only work in the Barnes collection—unpacking the brushstrokes, colors, and quiet details that bring the scene to life. Using our visual experience platform (VXP), you’ll zoom in, linger, and notice what reveals itself over time. Led by William Perthes, the Barnes’s Bernard C. Watson Director of Adult Education. Close-Looking Immersion: Pissarro’s Garden in Full Sunlight 📆 Monday, June 8 🕒 1–2pm ET 📍 Online 🎟 Register ➡ link in bio 🎨 Camille Pissarro. Garden in Full Sunlight (detail), 1876. Barnes Foundation. #barnesfoundation #seeartdifferently #arteducation #philly

A place shaped by centuries of exchange. 🍋 Sicily has long captured the imagination—from The Godfather to The White Lotus—but its story runs much deeper. As the largest island in the Mediterranean, it has been a meeting point for cultures, empires, and ideas for thousands of years. In this course, we’ll trace that layered history, exploring how civilizations collided and combined to shape Sicily’s distinctive artistic and cultural identity. Led by Kaelin Jewell, senior instructor in adult education at the Barnes. Sicily: Crossroads of Art and Culture 📆 Thursdays, June 4 – June 25 🕒 2–4pm ET 📍 Online 🎟 Register ➡ link in bio 📷 Ancient Greek and Roman theater overlooking Taormina, Sicily. #barnesfoundation #seeartdifferently #arteducation #arthistory #philly

Weaving, as a way of knowing. ✨🕷️ For the Navajo (Diné) people, weaving touches all aspects of life. According to tradition, this knowledge was gifted by Na’ashjé’ii Asdzáá (Spider Woman)—a way to create, to sustain, and to remain connected. Rooted in hózhó—a sense of harmony and balance in alignment with the natural world—each textile carries meaning. Geometric forms reflect landscape, weather, and spiritual presence, extending beyond design into lived experience. Navajo textiles are part of the Barnes collection, where they exist in conversation with works across cultures and time. See them in person and spend time looking closely. Plan your visit ➡ link in bio #barnesfoundation #barnescollection #seeartdifferently #philly

What does it mean to imagine freedom? Join us on-site or online for a conversation with historian Robin D. G. Kelley and literary scholar Elleza Kelley as they explore the ideas behind “Freedom Dreams”—from radical imagination to the role of the archive. Borrowing its title from Kelley’s “Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination,” the exhibition opens space for reflection on history, memory, and the possibilities that emerge when we look beyond the present. This conversation also honors the legacy of James G. Spady, a vital voice in Black Philadelphia’s cultural and artistic communities. Robin and Elleza Kelley on Freedom Dreams and the Archive 📆 Sunday, May 31 🕒 1–2:30pm ET 📍 On-site and online 🎟 Register ➡ link in bio #barnesfoundation #seeartdifferently #freedomdreams #philly

How do we help students see themselves in the story of America? Join us for the 2026 Summer Educator Institute: Cultivating Belonging in Times of Change, a three-day immersive workshop exploring how memory, family stories, and traditions shape identity and belonging. Through close looking, art-making, movement, and storytelling, you’ll work alongside Barnes educators and guest teaching artists to explore moments of transition—migration, growth, conflict, and innovation—and bring these ideas into your classroom. ✨ What’s included: • Hands-on art making + collaboration with peers • Teaching strategies for inclusive, project-based learning • Exclusive access to the Barnes galleries, Calder Gardens, and current exhibitions including “Freedom Dreams” and “Sky Hopinka: Red Metal Dust” • Complimentary admission + return pass • Free parking, shop discounts, raffle prizes • Coffee and tea daily + catered lunch on Wednesday 2026 Summer Educator Institute: Cultivating Belonging in Times of Change 📆 August 3–5, 2026 🕒 9am–3pm ET 📍 On-site at the Barnes 🎓 15 Act 48 credit hours 🎟 Register ➡ link in bio #barnesfoundation #seeartdifferently #arteducation #philly

What happens when a painting becomes a poem? ✍️ Cézanne’s apples, tables, and quiet arrangements have long drawn poets in—from Rainer Maria Rilke to William Carlos Williams and Allen Ginsberg. Something about their presence, their “stubborn thereness,” continues to resonate across forms. In this course, we’ll place Cézanne’s paintings in conversation with poetry—some written in direct response to his work, others offering unexpected connections. Through reading, discussion, and moments of free writing, we’ll explore what emerges between image and language. Led by Naina Saligram, a Barnes fellow with a passion for interdisciplinary approaches to modernism. Seeing with Words: Cézanne and Poetry 📆 Wednesdays, June 3 – June 24 🕒 6–8pm ET 📍 Online 🎟 Register ➡ link in bio 🎨 Paul Cézanne. Still Life (detail), 1892–94. The Barnes Foundation. #barnesfoundation #seeartdifferently #arteducation #arthistory #philly

What does a landscape sound like? 🎶 A coastline becomes an overture. A field unfolds like a symphony. Across art and music, artists have long translated the natural world into rhythm, tone, and color. Join us in the galleries as we explore these connections—moving between painting and sound, from Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony to Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture, and the atmospheric compositions of Jean Sibelius. Led by William L. Coleman, Brandywine Museum of Art's (@brandywinemuseum ) director of the Wyeth Study Center and a specialist in the meeting of music and painting, this session invites you to consider how artists have imagined landscape across mediums. Sound and Color: Music and Landscape 📆 Monday, June 1 🕒 6–8pm ET 📍 On-site 🎟 Register ➡ link in bio 📷 Felix Mendelssohn’s handwritten and illustrated score for Schilflied (detail), 1845. Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford. Public Domain. #barnesfoundation #seeartdifferently #arteducation #philly