Barnes Foundation Readies to Move Famous Paintings
By Susan Stamberg, NPR
May 15, 2006
One of the world's greatest private art collections is expected to get a big funding boost this week. The Barnes Foundation
is receiving more than a $100 million to help move its collection of masterworks from the suburbs to downtown Philadelphia.
Susan Stamberg tours the collection, currently housed in Merion, Pa., which currently limits access to only 1,200 visitors
per week.
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