Barnes Foundation Original Building

Originally housed in a paul cret gallery in an arboretum in merion pennsylvania the barnes foundation collection is re located to a 93 000 sf leed platinum building on the benjamin franklin parkway in downtown philadelphia.
Barnes foundation original building. Last year the barnes foundation albert barnes collection of french impressionist post impressionist early modern paintings and horticulture began its move from its original location in. The barnes foundation home to one of the world s finest collections of impressionist post impressionist and early modern paintings is celebrating five years since its move from merion to the. He commissioned architect paul cret to design a gallery the original building is. The gallery was designed by the renowned paul phillippe cret and considered a work of.
Barnes chartered the foundation as an educational institution for teaching people how to look at art. Le joshua walker. The barnes foundation published on jun 16 2015 an in depth analysis of a masterpiece by tod williams billie tsien architects group members. Mai 2012 in einem neuen gebäude am benjamin franklin parkway in.
Die barnes foundation ist eine hochschule in pennsylvania die 1922 durch albert coombs barnes begründete institution hat ihren stammsitz in merion einem vorort von philadelphia dort befindet sich ein arboretum und eine bibliothek für gartenbau. He was inspired by the writings of philosopher john dewey who emphasized the importance of education in a truly democratic society and he decided to devote his whole collection to the project. The barnes foundation is an art collection and educational institution promoting the appreciation of art and horticulture. Die bis 2011 am selben ort ausgestellte kunstsammlung ist seit dem 19.
Conceived as a gallery in a garden and a garden in a gallery the new building honors the merion facility and provides visitors with a personal and contemplative. 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 to be maintained under a long term educational.