The Barnes Foundation art collection

The Barnes Foundation was founded by Dr. Albert C. Barnes in 1922 to house his art collection and support education. The collection is noted for its holdings of Impressionist, Post‑Impressionist, and early Modern works, including major paintings by Renoir, Cézanne, Matisse, Picasso, and Van Gogh. The foundation relocated from Lower Merion to its current building on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and opened there in 2012.