The Barnes relocation, and challenges to it, are both in the news again. Apparently former Barnes CEO Kimberly Camp—who held that office when much of the push was made to justify the need to relocate to Center City in Philadelphia—posted a blog entry about the financial condition of the Foundation at the time. She writes:
Barnes Foundation Relocation Under Attack Again but Unlikely to Come Out Differently
Posted by
Nicholas O'Donnell on July 5, 2012 at 1:13 PM
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Topics: Donn Zaretsky, Lee Rosenbaum, Cy Pres, Collections, Friends of the Barnes, Barnes Foundation
Barnes Foundation Case Dismissed, Relocation to Philadelphia Will Proceed
Posted by
Nicholas O'Donnell on October 7, 2011 at 5:50 AM
To paraphrase the famous Saturday Night Live skit about General Francisco Franco: this just in: Museum members and supporters still cannot go to court to challenge the administration of the institution. The Barnes Foundation has defeated the latest challenge to its right to move from its original home in Lower Merion outside of Philadelphia to its new home in the center of the city. The relocation will go forward.
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Topics: Rose Art Museum, Philadelphia, Saturday Night Live, Cy Pres, Collections, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Trusts, Barnes Foundation
