Collections
Tour
Every Wednesday and Thursday, 12.30-1.15pm
Collections tour
Join one of our knowledgeable guides as they take you round one of our collections in focus.
Get to know one of our collections in more detail and then explore the others at your own pace after the tour.
prices and information
Tours are free with a valid day ticket or membership.
Please meet by the shop in the main house at the start of the tour.
Upcoming Collections Tours
Wed 6 May – Mirror of China: Reflecting the Cosmos
Thu 7 May – Renoir, Van Gogh – The Barber Modern Masterpieces
Wed 13 May – Alchemy, Obsession, Poison and Death
Thu 14 May – The Portrait: Tudors to Van Gogh
Wed 20 May – Big, Bold and Baroque
Thu 21 May – Renoir, Van Gogh and the path to Modernism
Wed 27 May – Fame, Fashion, Fortune – British Portraits and Miniatures
Thu 28 May – Renoir, Van Gogh – The Barber Modern Masterpieces
Wed 3 Jun – A Sensory Stroll through Naples
Thu 4 Jun – Renoir, Van Gogh and the Road to Modernism
Modern
Masterpieces:
Paintings from the Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Wed 12 Nov 25 - Sun 6 Sep 26
Bruegel to Rembrandt:
Drawing Life,
Sketching Wonder
Sat 14 Mar – Sun 28 Jun 2026
Troublemakers
and
Prophets
Elizabeth Allen and Other Visionary Artists
Sat 28 Mar – Mon 31 Aug 26