After Countless Decades and Battles, Barnes Foundation Prepares to Move to Philadelphia

Speaking of embattled museums, as we were in that last post, while you’re all eating hot dogs and accidentally shooting off illegal fireworks into your eyes this weekend, there will be both joy and sadness in Pennsylvania, as the Barnes Foundation collection begins the move from suburban Merion, PA to its new home in downtown Philadelphia. This move, if you’re unfamiliar, has long been a contentious one, as leaving the massive and nearly-priceless collection where it is now and has always been was one of the stipulations of Albert Barnes‘ will.