Tuesdays, January 5 – January 26, 1 – 2:30pm ET

Survey the major architectural monuments of the 20th century—works by Louis Sullivan, Mies van der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright, and more.

Instructor: Matthew Palczynski

Thursdays, March 4 - March 25, 1  – 3:10 pm ET

Survey important artists and works from this American art movement ahead of our spring exhibition Soutine / de Kooning.

Instructors: William Perthes, Bernard C. Watson Director of Adult Education, Barnes Foundation

Fridays, April 9 – April 30, 2 – 4:10pm ET

Learn the traditional meanings and uses of the African sculpture collected by Dr. Albert C. Barnes while considering the impact of colonialism and imperialism

Instructor: Dwaune Latimer, Jean Friendly Keeper of African Art, Penn Museum

Mondays, February 1 – 22, 6 – 8:10pm ET

Learn how the political changes in France during the second half of the 19th century had a major impact on visual culture.

Instructor: Christa DiMarco, Associate Professor, The University of the Arts

Tuesdays, February 2 – February 23, 1 – 3:10pm ET

Enter the world of ephemeral art and learn about the creators whose works are not designed to stand the test of time.

Instructor: TK Smith, writer and curator

Thursdays, April 8 – April 29, 6 – 8:10pm ET

The abstract expressionists experimented with unconventional materials and techniques—learn how these works are treated and preserved from professional conservators.

Instructor: Barbara Buckley, Senior Director of Conservation and Chief Conservator of Paintings

Thursdays, February 4 – February 25, 4 – 6:10pm ET

Learn about the long and fascinating relationship between these two celebrated painters.

Instructor: Leslie Bowen

Wednesdays, January 6 – January 27, 2 – 3:30pm ET

In this team-taught course, we trace the visual representations of excess throughout art history.

Instructors: Amy Gillette, Collections Research Associate; Kaelin Jewell, Senior Instructor; Kedra Kearis, Art Team & Instructor; Carl Walsh, Postdoctoral Fellow in Egyptian Art

Thursdays, May 6 – May 27, 2 – 4:10pm ET

Get a better understanding of why Dr. Albert Barnes arranged his collection in such an unconventional way.

Instructor: Deborah Krupp

Mondays, May 3 - May 24, 1 – 3:10pm ET

Instructor: Erin Downey,

Wednesdays, April 7 – April 28, 3 – 4:30pm ET

Learn how the influential modernist grappled with the connections between art and philosophy throughout his career.

Instructor: Amy Gillette, Research Associate, Barnes Foundation

Wednesdays, March 10 – March 31, 6 – 8:10pm ET

What makes art “contemporary”? How do we decide what’s “good” in the art of our time? The answers to these questions are complex—much like contemporary art itself.

Instructor: Jonathan Wallis, Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art History, Moore College of Art & Design

Tuesdays, May 4 – May 25, 5– 7:10pm ET

This class will place Édouard Manet’s influential paintings within the context of modern Paris, the French Empire, and the city’s increasingly global reputation.

Instructor: André Dombrowski, Frances Shapiro-Weitzenhoffer Associate Professor of 19th-Century European Art, University of Pennsylvania

Wednesdays, February 3 – February 24, 6 – 8:10pm ET

Examine Henri Matisse's working methods throughout his career and consider his impact on generations of artists.

Instructor: Al Gury, Chair of Painting, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Mondays, March 8 – March 29, 1 – 2:30pm ET

Instructor: Matthew Palczynski,

Thursdays, January 7 – January 28, 6 – 8:10pm ET

See how Seurat's groundbreaking technique had a lasting impact on the course of modern art.

Instructor: Kedra Kearis, Art Team Instructor, Barnes Foundation

Wednesdays, May 5– May 26, 2 – 4:10pm ET

Instructor: Miriam Gillman, Assistant Conservator of Paintings, Barnes Foundation; Martha Lucy, Deputy Director for Research, Interpretation and Education, Barnes Foundation

Thursdays, February 4 – February 25, 1 – 3:10pm ET

This class takes an in-depth look at the major artistic and architectural moments of ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome.

Instructor: Kaelin Jewell, Senior Instructor, Barnes Foundation