The new Barnes Foundation building on Philadelphia's Benjamin Frankline Parkway, scheduled to open in 2012 is illustrated in this drawing. The Barnes Foundation -- which owns the largest collections of works by Cezanne and Renoir among other famous artists -- is set to move in 2012 from suburban Merion, about 5 miles (8 km) outside Philadelphia, to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in the center of the city. To match Reuters Life! MUSEUM-PHILADELPHIA/BARNES. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 28 months ago

The new Barnes Foundation building on Philadelphia's Benjamin Frankline Parkway, scheduled to open in 2012 is illustrated in this drawing. The Barnes Foundation -- which owns the largest collections of works by Cezanne and Renoir among other famous artists -- is set to move in 2012 from suburban Merion, about 5 miles (8 km) outside Philadelphia, to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in the center of the city. To match Reuters Life! MUSEUM-PHILADELPHIA/BARNES.

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