Arts & Entertainment

Main Line Landmark Prepares to Bid Adieu Unless...

The fabled Barnes Foundation collection in Merion is on the cusp of historic change even as one final effort to stop the move awaits a judge's decision.

After nearly 90 years in Merion, Albert Barnes’ world-renowned art collection is down to its last month on Latches Lane. 

For visitors these days, it’s clear that the end is nigh.

In the building’s first floor gallery, Barnes’ painstaking arrangements of Renoirs, Piccasos, Soutines and Cezannes are, in a number of locations, interrupted by sporadic sections of blank wall space.

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To see what's now hanging in those blank spots, and to learn more about the fascinating last-minute drama that's still playing out click  here to link to the full story on the Ardmore-Merion-Wynnewood Patch site.

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