Inside the Barnes Ensembles: Room 14
Tickets: $90; members $81(2-hour workshop)
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About
The Barnes collection is known for its distinctive ensembles—carefully arranged groupings of paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, and everyday objects that invite unexpected visual connections across cultures and time periods. Today’s arrangements reflect how our founder, Dr. Albert Barnes, left the galleries at the time of his death in 1951. But during his lifetime, Dr. Barnes continually rearranged the galleries as he acquired new works and refined his educational vision.
In this on-site workshop, we’ll explore the evolving history of Room 14. Co-taught by an art historian and an archivist, the class offers a rare opportunity to examine how the ensembles changed over time through a careful study of historical photographs and notes written by Dr. Barnes himself. Together, we’ll consider how installation shapes interpretation, and how the Barnes collection continues to encourage new ways of seeing. Pull up a chair and join us!
Capacity: 25
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In this on-site workshop, we’ll explore the evolving history of Room 14. Co-taught by an art historian and an archivist, the class offers a rare opportunity to examine how the ensembles changed over time through a careful study of historical photographs and notes written by Dr. Barnes himself. Together, we’ll consider how installation shapes interpretation, and how the Barnes collection continues to encourage new ways of seeing. Pull up a chair and join us!
Capacity: 25
Barnes classes will:
See all classes.
