Manohla Dargis writes a movie review of a documentary about the Barnes Foundation for the New York Times.
Dr. Albert Barnes’ will provided that the collection must remain in its original location – the mansion in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania.
The Foundation became embroiled in controversy due to a financial crisis in the 1990s, partially related to longstanding restrictions related to its location in a residential neighborhood. The relocation of the gallery from Lower Merion to a site in Philadelphia, on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, for enhanced public access is scheduled for 2012.