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Barnes' art collection is unique. Following Barnes' death in an automobile accident in 1951, its governing foundation faced numerous restrictions on what could be displayed and where, opening ...
Barnes, founder of the Barnes Foundation ... and the terms of the indenture guiding the fate of his multibillion-dollar art collection, now housed on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, has spun ...
Founder Dr. Albert C. Barnes believed that art is for everyone. To democratize the art experience, he organized his collection into ensembles, which reveal universal connections across cultures ...
Art aficionados who gravitate toward French impressionist, post-impressionist and early modernist works should visit the Barnes Foundation. The museum's permanent collection features paintings by ...