Barnes Art Museum Moves Despite Charter Prohibition
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The Barnes Foundation art museum - with a priceless collection including Renoirs, Cézannes, and Matisses - took another step towards moving its home from the Philadelphia suburbs into that city's downtown, the NY Times reports. This is interesting from a legal perspective because the Foundation's charter and bylaws prohibit moving a single piece of artwork from the exact location on the walls where the Foundation's eccentric founder, Albert Barnes, placed them over fifty years ago.
Barnes Art Museum Moves Despite Charter Prohibition
Barnes Art Museum Moves Despite Charter…
Barnes Art Museum Moves Despite Charter Prohibition
The Barnes Foundation art museum - with a priceless collection including Renoirs, Cézannes, and Matisses - took another step towards moving its home from the Philadelphia suburbs into that city's downtown, the NY Times reports. This is interesting from a legal perspective because the Foundation's charter and bylaws prohibit moving a single piece of artwork from the exact location on the walls where the Foundation's eccentric founder, Albert Barnes, placed them over fifty years ago.