The Alliance celebrates Le Douanier Rousseau a visionary artist revealed at The Barnes Foundation!

Two different activities:

A lecture by Art Curator Dr. Kedra Keiris and a guided tour of the exhibition

Henri Rousseau: A Painter’s Secrets with docent Nancy Gabel.

Register for both events and get a discount. Here’s how it works: 

1. Register for one of the two Le Douanier Rousseau events (lecture or guided tour)
2. Check for your email confirmation to find your discount code*
3. Register for the second event (lecture or guided tour) and apply your discount code* at check out
4. Bravo! You are now getting the full Le Douanier Rousseau experience!

*Discount code non-transferable and only applicable when registering for both events.

Nancy Gabel
Former President of the Alliance Française, Nancy spent her professional career teaching high school French and heading the Foreign Language Department in the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District where she became president of the tri-state chapter of the American Association of Teachers of French. After retiring, she joined the board of Main Line School Night and served as president of the organization for several years. Mrs. Gabel was a founder of the French International School in Bala Cynwyd, served as a board member and then also as president. In 2003, Nancy was named Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques, an honor bestowed by the French Government in recognition of her contributions to the field of education as well as her efforts to promote the French language and culture in the United States.

Extract from the Barnes Foundation website:
Step into the lush, hypnotic world of Henri Rousseau, one of the boldest forces in modern art. Born in 1844, and with no formal art training, Rousseau defied the odds to become a cult figure to avant-garde legends such as Pablo Picasso. His paintings—dreamlike, symbolic, and deeply strange—range from imaginative visions of the jungle to portraits that capture his neighbors and loved ones.Henri Rousseau: A Painter’s Secrets is the first major US exhibition in decades dedicated to this pioneering French painter. Featuring more than 60 works—including world-famous highlights like The Sleeping Gypsy, The Snake Charmer, and Unpleasant Surprise—the exhibition invites you to see Rousseau in a whole new light.Don’t miss this world-premiere exhibition that unveils new research discoveries—including hidden layers beneath some of Rousseau’s celebrated paintings—and brings together, for the first time, the two most important Rousseau collections in the world, those of the Barnes Foundation and the Musée de l’Orangerie, Paris.

*** WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ***

Date: Monday, October 27th
Time: 10:30am to 11:30am OR 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Duration: 1 hour
Location: at the Barnes Foundation
Language: French / English
Fee: $30

*Please note that the museum entrance fee gives you access to the Henri Rousseau guided tour with Nancy Gabel and also the rest of the Barnes collection, which you can visit at your leisure (self-guided) the same day.