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 1 month 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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  1. Members of the Conestoga High School marching band of Berwyn Pa., march down the Benjamin Franklin Parkway during a Thanksgiving day parade in Philadelphia, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009.
  2. A balloon make its way down the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in view of City Hall during a Thanksgiving day parade in Philadelphia, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009.
  3. A balloon and marching band make its way down the Benjamin Franklin Parkway during a Thanksgiving day parade in Philadelphia, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009.
  4. Bumper to bumper traffic entering Pennsylvania from New Jersey packs the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. The Philadelphia transit system's largest union went on strike early Tuesday, bringing the city's bus, subway and trolley operations to a halt.
  5. Bumper to bumper traffic entering Pennsylvania from New Jersey packs the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. The Philadelphia transit system's largest union went on strike early Tuesday, bringing the city's bus, subway and trolley operations to a halt.
  6. Nine-year-old Jessica Osorio, receives her H1N1 influenza vaccination from school nurse Judy Brathwaite Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009 at P.S.157 Benjamin Franklin school in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The first phase of the three-stage initiative commenced at 125 New York City schools with enrollments of 400 or less.
  7. U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (L) and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leave the Benjamin Franklin room of the State Department together after Gates received the George Marshall Foundation Award in Washington October 16, 2009. The event was at a luncheon honoring the life of George C. Marshall, on the 50th anniversary of his death.
  8. U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (R) and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leave the Benjamin Franklin room of the State Department together after Gates received the George Marshall Foundation Award in Washington October 16, 2009. The event was at a luncheon honoring the life of George C. Marshall, on the 50th anniversary of his death.
  9. Leaders from Philadelphia's arts and philanthropic communities take part in a ceremonial groundbreaking for the new downtown home of the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. The groundbreaking Friday morning comes after years of legal battles over the future of the foundation and its multibillion-dollar art collection.
  10. From the left, Councilman Darrell Clark, Mayor Michael Nutter, Barnes board chairman Bernard Watson, U.S. Circuit Judge Marjorie O. Rendell, State Rep. Dwight Evans, D-Philadelphia, and Linda and Hal Robinson take part in a ceremonial groundbreaking for the new downtown home of the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. The groundbreaking Friday morning comes after years of legal battles over the future of the foundation and its multibillion-dollar art collection.
  11. U.S. Circuit Judge Marjorie O. Rendell, left, is seen as Barnes Foundation board chairman Bernard Watson makes remarks during a ceremonial groundbreaking for the new downtown home of the Barnes in Philadelphia, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. The groundbreaking Friday morning comes after years of legal battles over the future of the foundation and its multibillion-dollar art collection.
  12. Barnes Foundation board chairman Bernard Watson makes remarks during a ceremonial groundbreaking for the new downtown home of the Barnes in Philadelphia, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. The groundbreaking Friday morning comes after years of legal battles over the future of the foundation and its multibillion-dollar art collection.
  13. Opponents of moving the Barnes Foundation from its suburban Merion location protest outside a ceremonial groundbreaking at the new downtown home of the Barnes in Philadelphia, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. The groundbreaking Friday morning comes after years of legal battles over the future of the foundation and its multibillion-dollar art collection.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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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