Philadelphia Suburb Makes Effort to Keep Art Collection
July 23, 2007 | Read Time: 1 minute
The Philadelphia suburb that is the home of the Barnes Foundation and Museum has passed a zoning ordinance that would allow the museum to admit 140,000 visitors per year, about double the 400 per day currently allowed, reports the Associated Press.
The city of Lower Merion passed the ordinance to help keep the collection of Impressionist paintings in its current location, in accordance with the wishes of its late founder. But the Barnes Foundation faces severe financial hardships, and some argue that the museum will not survive intact unless it transfers its collection to Philadelphia.
Plus: Read a profile of a teacher at the foundation’s school of art, a 90-year-old man who is one of the last links to the museum’s founders, published by The New York Times.
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