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Photo: Georges Seurat · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
The ModelsReport this photo · linked, not stored
The ModelsThe ModelsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Photo: Henri Matisse · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
The Joy of LifeReport this photo · linked, not stored
The Joy of LifeThe Joy of LifeReport this photo · linked, not stored
Photo: Paul Cézanne · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Mont Sainte-Victoire seen from BellevueReport this photo · linked, not stored
Mont Sainte-Victoire seen from BellevueMont Sainte-Victoire seen from BellevueReport this photo · linked, not stored
Photo: Gustave Courbet · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Woman with White Stockings (La Femme aux bas blancs)Report this photo · linked, not stored
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Art museumPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Barnes Foundation
Art museumFounded 1922
KindArt museumPhiladelphia
Visitors a year–
Founded1922
Best monthsApr · Sep–OctPhiladelphia
39.96° N, 75.17° WUTC−4 · Eastern Daylight Time
When to goPhiladelphia · weather score
Best timeApr · Sep–Oct
October: high / low67° / 47°
About
Barnes Foundation in brief
Barnes Foundation is an art museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
It was founded in 1922.
Its best-known works include The Models, The Joy of Life and Mont Sainte-Victoire seen from Bellevue.
For the trip, the weather in Philadelphia is best in April, September and October; in October afternoons average 67°.
Facts
- Kind
- Art museum
- Founded
- 1922
- Town
- Philadelphia
- Region
- Pennsylvania
- Coordinates
- 39.96064° N, 75.17281° W
In the collection
Famous works to see here
The best-known pieces of the collection, by how widely they are written about.
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Location
Where to find it
When to visit
Climate guideWeather in Philadelphia
Month score for sightseeing
Best Apr · Sep–OctFestivals in Philadelphia
- Jan1
- Feb
- Mar1
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov1
- Dec1
January
- Mummers ParadeTraditional festival
March
- Israeli Film Festival of PhiladelphiaFilm festival
November
- The Christmas Village in PhiladelphiaChristmas market · Nov–Dec
Only the month is given: the exact dates change from year to year.
Nearby
All museums in the United StatesMore to see close by
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
0.3 mi S
Natural history museum
Around here
Philadelphia and around
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · United States
Apr · Sep–Octbest months
88°July high
39 ftaltitude
Nature
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Cobbs Creek
River
Mountains
Photo: Photo by and (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man) · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Ebright Azimuth
449 ft · Appalachian Mountains
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Lafayette Hill
276 ft
Heritage
Philadelphia City Hall
National Register of Historic Places listed place · 1901
First Bank of the United States
National Register of Historic Places listed place · 1795
Museums
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Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History
History museum · 1976