The Barnes Foundation

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The Barnes Foundation is a renowned Philadelphia art museum and educational institution best known for its exceptional collection of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, and early Modern paintings.

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instanceOf art museum
educational institution
nonprofit organization
architectOfCurrentBuilding Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects
city Philadelphia
collectionSizeApproximate over 4000 objects
collectionStrength African art
Impressionist painting
Post-Impressionist painting
decorative arts
early Modern painting
collectionType art collection
country United States
formerLocation Merion, Pennsylvania
foundedBy Albert C. Barnes
founder Albert C. Barnes
hasCollectionItemBy African sculptors
Amedeo Modigliani
American artists
Auguste Rodin
Chaim Soutine
Claude Monet
Constantin Brâncuși
Edgar Degas
Georges Seurat
Giorgio de Chirico
Henri Matisse
Henri Rousseau
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Marc Chagall
Pablo Picasso
Paul Cézanne
Pierre Bonnard
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Vincent van Gogh
Édouard Manet
hasEducationalProgram aesthetics courses
art education
public lectures
school and community programs
hasGardenDesignBy Laurie Olin
inception 1922
location Benjamin Franklin Parkway
name The Barnes Foundation
neighborhood Logan Square
notableFor dense wall ensembles of paintings and decorative objects
educational programs in art appreciation
relocatedToCurrentBuilding 2012
state Pennsylvania
website https://www.barnesfoundation.org/

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Benjamin Franklin Parkway hasInstitution The Barnes Foundation
Laurie Olin notableWork Barnes Foundation site design, Philadelphia
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Eakins Oval near Barnes Foundation (Philadelphia)
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Bohlin Cywinski Jackson client Barnes Foundation
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Bohlin Cywinski Jackson designed Barnes Foundation building, Philadelphia
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The Joy of Life location Barnes Foundation
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The Joy of Life collection Barnes Foundation
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Parkway Museums District hasMuseum The Barnes Foundation
Fairmount hasLandmark The Barnes Foundation (nearby on Benjamin Franklin Parkway)
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The Barnes Foundation name The Barnes Foundation
The Bathers inCollection Barnes Foundation (for one major version)
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OLIN notableWork Barnes Foundation landscape
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Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects notableWork Barnes Foundation building, Philadelphia
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William Glackens hasWorkInCollection Barnes Foundation
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Le Bonheur de Vivre collection Barnes Foundation
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Le Bonheur de Vivre owner Barnes Foundation
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Chaim Soutine workInCollection Barnes Foundation
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Albert C. Barnes notableFor Barnes Foundation art collection
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Albert C. Barnes founded Barnes Foundation
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Albert C. Barnes hasCollection Barnes Foundation art collection
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