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Second Century Campaign

Now in our second century of operations, the Barnes is continuing our $100 million capital campaign to enhance educational programs and community engagement initiatives, support operations, and ensure future excellence. Your donation to the Second Century Campaign, through endowment and multiyear project support and naming opportunities, provides transformative experiences for generations to come.

Contact the Advancement office at 215.278.7110 for information about making a donation.

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A Letter from the Board and Campaign Chairs

Dear Friends,

When we announced the Barnes’s relocation to the heart of Philadelphia over a decade ago, we made important commitments to our community—and we kept them. We built a state-of-the-art building to safely house and care for the collection, and we enabled hundreds of thousands of people from the region and all over the world to experience exceptional works of art and participate in an extensive and varied set of programs. More than two million visitors from all 50 states and 130 countries have visited the Barnes since we opened on the Parkway, including thousands of schoolchildren and community members.

We are delighted that the Barnes is now an integral part of Philadelphia’s cultural fabric. Yet we must already look to the future. Now in our second century, we are recommitting to sharing our collection more broadly, furthering our educational mission, growing our endowment, and ensuring the financial strength of the Barnes. With the Barnes’s strong record of public service and innovative exhibition, education, and community engagement programs, the impact of the Second Century Campaign and of each gift to it will be felt immediately by those we serve today, and, without question, by generations to come.

Yours sincerely,

Aileen K. Roberts
Chair, Barnes Foundation Board of Trustees

Joseph Neubauer
Chair, Second Century Campaign