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This spring, to commemorate its first anniversary in Philadelphia, the Barnes Foundation presents its first contemporary art exhibition in 90 years with a display of wall sculptures by Ellsworth Kelly.

The Barnes Foundation and PECO launched a newly developed interdisciplinary outreach program today for middle school students, putting an innovative twist on arts education.

The Barnes Foundation’s new building will be the first major art and education institution in the country to achieve the highest level of environmental certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

The Barnes Foundation hosted an opening gala at its new campus on Benjamin Franklin Parkway in the heart of Philadelphia on Friday, May 18, 2012.

Download individual PDFs from the Barnes Foundation Philadelphia Opening press kit.

The Art of Looking

April 24, 2012

The Art of Looking is a multi-visit education program for 5th and 6th grade students in the School District of Philadelphia that places Barnes educators in more than 30 city classrooms annually and provides complimentary transportation, admission, and learning experiences in the galleries at the Barnes.

The Barnes Foundation will install a major new sculpture by Ellsworth Kelly in the garden of the Foundation's new building in Fairmount Park on Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

The Philadelphia Art Commission approved plans by the Barnes Foundation to install a major new sculpture by Ellsworth Kelly in the garden of the Foundation's new building on Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

After successfully raising more than $200 million through its capital campaign and surpassing 10,000 members, the Barnes Foundation officially announced today the much-anticipated opening date of its Philadelphia campus is May 19, 2012.

The Barnes Foundation today announced that its capital campaign has passed $200 million and membership has risen to more than 10,000.