The Barnes Foundation Announces Implementation of Increase
in Daily Attendence Limit, Expansion of SUmmer Gallery Access
and Admission Price Adjustment
April 2nd, 2008, Lower Merion, PA - The Barnes Foundation today announced it will increase the maximum number of visitors
admitted daily from 400 persons to 450, taking advantage of an easing of restrictions imposed by Lower Merion Township
Ordinance. The new policy will become effective immediately and will apply to all days that the Foundation's galleries are
open to the public.
The Barnes Foundation also announced plans to extend its days of operation during the months of July and August, when the
Foundation's education programs are not in session. The Foundation's galleries will be open five days a week, Wednesday through Sunday, beginning July 5th, 2008.
Admission cost for the Barnes Foundation will increase from $10 to $12, effective July 1, 2008. Admission pricing for K through
12 school groups will remain at $5 per person and college groups will remain at $10 per person.
About the Barnes Foundation
The Barnes Foundation was established by Albert C. Barnes in 1922 to "promote the advancement of education and the
appreciation of the fine arts." The Galleries house one of the world's largest collections of Impressionist,
Post-Impressionist and early Modern paintings, with extensive holdings by Renoir, Cézanne, Matisse, Picasso,
Rousseau, Modigliani, Soutine and de Chirico, as well as Old Master paintings, important examples of African
sculpture and Native American ceramics, American furniture and metalwork, and antiquities from the Mediterranean
region and Asia.
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For more information, contact:
The Barnes Foundation
Andrew Stewart, 610 667 0290 x1567 or astewart@barnesfoundation.org
Ceisler Jubelirer
Larry Ceisler, 215 735 6760 or larry@cj-llc.com
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