Barnes Foundation
Barnes Foundation
Barnes Foundation

Barnes Foundation Tours and Tickets

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One of the starts of Philadelphia’s museum scene, the Barnes Foundation is home to an enviable collection of Impressionist and modern art masterworks. Located next to the Rodin Museum and minutes from the blockbuster Philadelphia Museum of Art, it has been a must-see cultural destination since relocating to the city in 2012.

  • 2025 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19130

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Q:What are Barnes Foundation hours of operation?
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Q:How long does it take to tour the Barnes Foundation?
A:Guided tours of the Barnes Foundation take one hour. You can choose a highlights tour, small-group private tour, or monthly themed tour. Other special talks and tours are sometimes on, lasting around an hour. You also can tour independently and take your time exploring the 12,000-square-foot (1,115-square-meter) gallery.
Q:How much is the art worth at the Barnes Foundation?
A:The collection of more than 2,500 works at the Barnes Foundation is currently estimated to be worth US$30 billion. Even more extraordinary, the collection’s founder, Albert Barnes, paid rock-bottom prices for the art during the Great Depression, buying it off formerly wealthy owners who needed to sell.
Q:Why was the Barnes collection moved?
A:Before Albert Barnes died in 1951, he left strict instructions on how his collection should be displayed to promote education and limit commercialization. In the following decades, his wishes were overruled. After years of litigation and dwindling funds, the collection was moved to its current home in Philadelphia in 2012.
Q:What artists are displayed at the Barnes?
A:The Barnes Foundation has more than 2,500 works of art by some of the world’s most famous artists, including Picasso, van Gogh, Renoir, Cézanne, and Matisse. The collection focuses on impressionist and post-impressionist art and also includes African art, Greek antiquities, Native American ceramics, European Renaissance art, and more.
Q:What is the Barnes Foundation famous for?
A:Philadelphia’s Barnes Foundation is famous for having one of the most remarkable—and valuable—collections of art in the world. Its founding collector, Albert Barnes, was a businessman who died in 1951. He mainly focused on impressionist, post-impressionist, and early modern art, which he arranged together in what he called “ensembles.”
Q:Where is the Barnes Foundation now?
A:Since 2012 the Barnes Foundation has been located on Benjamin Franklin Parkway in the Franklintown district of Philadelphia. Previously, it was housed in a mansion built especially for the collection in 1922 in Lower Merion, western Philadelphia. That building underwent renovations and now houses the Frances M. Maguire Art Museum.