The Barnes Foundation, established by scientist, entrepreneur, and educator Dr.
Albert C. Barnes in 1922, is home to a legendary art collection. Barnes
assembled one of the world's largest and finest groups of post-impressionist and
early modern paintings, with holdings by such luminaries as Renoir, Cezanne,
Matisse, Picasso, Rousseau, Modigliani, Soutine, Manet, Monet, Seurat, Degas,
Van Gogh, and Gauguin.
The Foundation's collection also holds significant examples of American art,
including works by Demuth, Glackens, and the Prendergasts; African sculpture;
Native American ceramics, jewelry, and textiles; Asian paintings, prints, and
sculptures; medieval manuscripts and sculptures; Old Master paintings by El
Greco, Rubens, Titian, and others; ancient Egyptian, Greek, and