Barnes Foundation
Philadelphia · founded 1922
The Barnes Foundation is an art collection and educational institution promoting the appreciation of art and horticulture. Originally in Merion, the art collection moved in 2012 to a new building on Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The arboretum of the Barnes Foundation remains in Merion, where it has been proposed that it be maintained under a long-term educational affiliation agreement with Saint Joseph's University.
- Founded
- 1922Founded
What to see
The Models
Georges Seurat, 1886.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
The Joy of Life
Henri Matisse, 1906.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Mont Sainte-Victoire seen from Bellevue
Paul Cézanne, 1892.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Woman with White Stockings (La Femme aux bas blancs)
Gustave Courbet, 1864.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Madras Rouge
Henri Matisse, 1907.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
After the Bath (La Sortie du bain)
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1910.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Plan your visit
Hours
Published on the museum’s own site. Confirm on www.barnesfoundation.org before you travel.
Getting there
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On their own site
Opening hours, tickets and current exhibitions are on the museum’s own site.
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