Barnes Foundation
Barnes Foundation, Art museum on Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, United States.
Description
The Barnes Foundation is an art museum on Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, displaying more than 4,000 works, including over 900 paintings from the Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, and Modern periods. The galleries spread across two floors of a modern building with natural light streaming through large windows.
History
Albert Barnes founded the institution in 1922 in Merion, a suburb west of Philadelphia, to use his collection for educational purposes. In 2012, the museum moved into a new building in the center of the city, ending years of legal disputes.
Culture
The paintings hang in dense arrangements, often spanning multiple walls, so that a canvas appears beside an African mask or a wrought iron grille. This presentation follows the idea that artworks speak to one another and comment on each other.
Practical
The museum opens Thursday through Monday between 11:00 AM and 5:00 PM, and advance reservations are recommended. The rooms are wheelchair accessible, and signage guides visitors through the different floors.
Did you know?
Each room follows a fixed arrangement that Barnes himself designed and that cannot be changed after his death. The furniture, metalwork, and decorative objects are integral parts of each ensemble and not mere accessories.
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