These 63 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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October 22 at 2pm +59
Barnes Foundation · Center City
Wander a billion-dollar Impressionist collection in total privacy, choosing which artists your guide dives into. The Barnes' famous "ensembles" group Renoir beside African masks and metalwork, revealing one collector's radical, deeply personal vision.
October 22 at 10am +59
Barnes Foundation · Center City
An art tour where you call the shots: pick up to four favorite artists, from Van Gogh to Soutine, and a docent builds a private tour around them for your group of up to nine.
October 22 at 5pm +119
Barnes Foundation · Center City
Art born from injustice: this docent-led tour traces how Japanese American artists and designers created iconic work in the aftermath of WWII incarceration. Powerful stories behind the objects.
Every day at 1pm from Oct. 22 to Oct. 26
Barnes Foundation · Center City
Step back into the art world drama of 1923, when Dr. Barnes debuted his collection to a city that was not quite ready for it. This spotlight tour unpacks the scandal that erupted between the collector and Philadelphia’s establishment.
October 22 at 12pm
Philadelphia Museum of Art · West Philadelphia
Duchamp rewards a guide, and this docent-led hour delivers: a personal walk through the special exhibition that unpacks the pranks, provocations, and stories hiding inside his everyday objects.
Every day at 10am
South 6th Street & Spruce Street · Society Hill • $480
Walk the streets where Jewish immigrants built a new life at the turn of the 20th century. Historian Dr. Schatz shares his own family's story as you step inside an active synagogue and a kosher bakery.
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Thu, Oct 22 · 2:00 PM
Barnes Foundation · Center City
Thu, Oct 22 · 2:00 PM
Barnes Foundation · Center City
Thu, Oct 22 · 11:30 AM
Barnes Foundation · Center City
Thu, Oct 22 · 1:00 PM
Philadelphia Museum of Art · West Philadelphia
Free with museum admission
Thu, Oct 22 · 4:00 PM
Independence Seaport Museum · Center City
Thu, Oct 22 · 8:00 AM
Tea Around Town · Center City East
$79
Thu, Oct 22 · 12:00 PM
Wissahickon Environmental Center (Tree House) · Northwest Philadelphia
Thu, Oct 22 · 12:00 PM
Philadelphia Museum of Art · West Philadelphia
Free
Thu, Oct 22 · 1:30 PM
Philadelphia Museum of Art · West Philadelphia
Free
Fri, Oct 23 · 10:30 AM
Barnes Foundation · Center City
Sat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM
Philadelphia Museum of Art · West Philadelphia
Free
Sat, Oct 24 · 5:30 PM
Betsy Ross House · Center City East
Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
Independence Seaport Museum · Center City
$125
Sat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM
Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures Charter School · Center City
Free
Sun, Oct 25 · 9:00 AM
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum · Philadelphia
Mon, Oct 26 · 5:30 PM
Barnes Foundation · Center City
Wed, Oct 28 · 2:00 PM
Barnes Foundation · Center City
Sun, Nov 1 · 1:00 PM
Barnes Foundation · Center City
Wed, Nov 4 · 2:00 PM
Barnes Foundation · Center City
Wed, Nov 4 · 2:00 PM
Barnes Foundation · Center City
Tue, Nov 17 · 9:00 AM
Independence Visitor Center · Center City East
$250
Tue, Nov 17 · 11:00 AM
Barnes Foundation · Center City
Tue, Nov 17 · 10:00 AM
100 Elfreth's Alley · Center City East
$250
Thu, Dec 3 · 1:00 PM
Barnes Foundation · Center City
Wed, Dec 9 · 2:00 PM
Barnes Foundation · Center City
Wed, Dec 16 · 2:00 PM
Barnes Foundation · Center City
Wed, Dec 16 · 2:00 PM
Philadelphia · Philadelphia
Thu, Apr 29 · 4:00 PM
PhilaPort Cruise Terminal · Philadelphia
Sat, May 8 · 1:30 PM
Independence Visitor Center · Center City East
$20
The Fabric Workshop and Museum · Center City East
Barnes Foundation · Center City
Barnes Foundation · Center City
The Mütter Museum of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia · Center City West
Free
Comcast Center Concourse · Center City
Center City East
Betsy Ross House · Center City East
Free
Center City East
East Germantown
Center City East
Philly Magic Tours · Center City East
Southwest Philadelphia
Eastern State Penitentiary · North Philadelphia
East Germantown
Center City East
Center City East
Walnut Street Dock · Philadelphia
Old City
Center City East
East Germantown
Philly Magic Tours · Center City East
Center City East
West Philadelphia
Washington Square West
East Germantown
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