In rethinking the presentation of our collection online, we are taking a more experiential and Barnes-like approach. Just like our founder, we’re going to start by focusing on the needs and interests of non-specialist, non-professional audiences and, therefore, develop a collections website that makes the image primary. Thinking about Barnes and his teaching style very specifically, we will design an interface that highlights purely visual connections between artworks — colors, shapes, lines, for example — so a visitor always has a way to move forward and deeper into the collection in a self-directed fashion.
