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Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia: What did the critics think?

One of the most controversial moves in recent art-world memory, the relocation of the Barnes Foundation, has drawn the national press to Philadelphia where the venerated art institution opened its new building earlier this month.
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The Barnes Foundation completes controversial move reopening at Philadelphia's "museum mile"

Arts : Artdaily (last year)

PHILADELPHIA (AP).- The Barnes Foundation is no longer the greatest art collection you'll never see. Art aficionados and academics might never stop debating whether Dr. Albert C. Barnes' jaw-dropping cache should have been uprooted ... Read Post

Former Head of Barnes Foundation Says Its Move Was Not Forced by Bankruptcy

Arts : ArtsBeat (11 months ago)

Opponents of the relocation of the Barnes Foundation and its world-renowned art collection from a Philadelphia suburb to a downtown museum quarter asked a Pennsylvania court on Monday to reopen the case allowing the relocation, citi... Read Post

The Architects Behind the Controversial New Barnes

Arts : Artlog Blog (last year)

The opening of the new Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia this Friday is the culmination of one of the most controversial projects in recent art world history. Albert Barnes established the foundation in 1922 to provide art education... Read Post


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