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The Barnes Foundation

2025 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy | Rittenhouse Square (215) 278-7000 Capacity - 140 people

About

We offer fresh new ways to see art & the world through a renowned collection, exhibitions + programs.

Getting there

Parking

On?site paid parking garage; entrance from Pennsylvania Avenue between 20th & 21st Streets (use 2020 Pennsylvania Ave for GPS). Visitors pay $12 for up to 4 hours; parking is first?come, first?served; valet service currently suspended.

Public transit

Accessible via SEPTA bus routes 7, 32, 33, 38, 48, and 49; also served by Philly PHLASH (Stop 5) connecting major Center City attractions.

Events 31 upcoming

First Friday: Miki Yamanaka Trio & PAAFF

First Friday: Miki Yamanaka Trio & PAAFF

Fri, Nov 6 | 6 pm

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DJ/Parties • Rittenhouse Square
Lecture: Duchamp’s Fountain: A Second Opinion

Lecture: Duchamp’s Fountain: A Second Opinion

Sat, Nov 7 | 12 pm

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Arts & Culture • Rittenhouse Square
On Practice: Pew Fellows in Conversation

On Practice: Pew Fellows in Conversation

Wed, Nov 11 | 6 pm

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Arts & Culture • Rittenhouse Square
Deep Dive: “Thomas Paine on the value of freedom” Ad by S. Neil Fujita

Deep Dive: “Thomas Paine on the value of freedom” Ad by S. Neil Fujita

Fri, Nov 13 | 12 pm

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Arts & Culture • Rittenhouse Square
Exhibition Seminar: Noguchi to Asawa: Designing Postwar America

Exhibition Seminar: Noguchi to Asawa: Designing Postwar America

Tue, Nov 17 | 11 am

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Arts & Culture • Rittenhouse Square
The Foundations of Drawing in the Barnes Collection

The Foundations of Drawing in the Barnes Collection

Wed, Dec 2 | 10 am

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Arts & Culture • Rittenhouse Square
PECO Free First Sunday Family Day: Universal Expression

PECO Free First Sunday Family Day: Universal Expression

Sun, Dec 6 | 10 am

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Arts & Culture • Rittenhouse Square
Inside the Barnes Ensembles: Room 14

Inside the Barnes Ensembles: Room 14

Wed, Dec 9 | 2 pm

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Arts & Culture • Rittenhouse Square
Deep Dive: Ogawa II by Kay Sekimachi

Deep Dive: Ogawa II by Kay Sekimachi

Fri, Dec 11 | 12 pm

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Arts & Culture • Rittenhouse Square
Art, Ritual, and Death in the 19th Century

Art, Ritual, and Death in the 19th Century

Mon, Dec 14 | 10 am

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Arts & Culture • Rittenhouse Square