Barnes Foundation
Event Space · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2025 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
About Barnes Foundation
The Barnes Foundation is an event space located in Philadelphia, PA, renowned for its masterworks of modern art. The venue offers tours and educational programs, providing a unique cultural setting for events.
Venue Details
- Seated capacity: 400
- Standing capacity: 800
- Meeting rooms: 5
Ratings
Google Rating: 4.7/5 (4,517 reviews)
Guest Highlights
- Parking
- Event
Amenities
- art collection
- guided tours
Meeting Rooms & Event Spaces
Walter and Leonore Annenberg Court and Terrace
- Type: Multi Purpose
- Capacity — Banquet: 400, Cocktail: 800
- Features: Wheelchair accessible, natural light, terrace
- Adjacent to the Collection Gallery, the light-filled Annenberg Court is a versatile space that can be adapted for events of all kinds. The court opens onto an expansive terrace overlooking the lush landscape along the Parkway.
Frances M. Maguire Garden Pavilion
- Type: Multi Purpose
- Capacity — Classroom: 50, Banquet: 50, Cocktail: 50
- Features: Natural light, Built-in AV, Wheelchair accessible, floor-to-ceiling windows, audio-visual equipment
- With floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking a leafy courtyard, the Maguire Garden Pavilion offers a tranquil setting for receptions of up to 70 guests. The event space encourages relaxation yet also houses top-of-the-line audio-visual equipment to meet any business needs.
Lower Lobby Suite
- Type: Multi Purpose
- Capacity — Banquet: 80, Cocktail: 100
- Features: Natural light, Wheelchair accessible, natural light, artistic decor
- Natural light from the Gallery Garden—an open-air atrium planted with sweet gum, ginkgo trees, and a variety of ferns—illuminates this comfortable lower-lobby space often used for cocktail parties. Native American ceramics and jewelry, the only collection pieces displayed outside the galleries, add artistic flair.
The Garden Restaurant
- Type: Private Dining
- Capacity — Banquet: 50, Cocktail: 40
- Features: Wheelchair accessible, adjacent garden, glass walls, open kitchen
- Our restaurant and adjacent garden provide a lovely setting for private dinners and cocktail receptions. With transitional glass walls and an open kitchen, the Garden Restaurant can transform from casual to formal for a relaxed get-together or a black-tie affair.
Comcast NBCUniversal Auditorium
- Type: Auditorium
- Capacity — Theater: 140
- Features: Built-in AV, Wheelchair accessible, hardwood stage, built-in AV, limestone wall panels, leather seats
- This fully equipped auditorium is custom made for presentations, lectures, and symposia. The Barnes’s modern design and architectural elements are carried through in the room’s hardwood stage, hand-chiseled limestone wall panels, and cognac-color leather seats.
Style
modern, contemporary
Contact
Phone: (215) 278-7000