The Barnes Foundation

Published June 21, 2010 5:39pm ET



In his May 31, 2010, cover article titled “No Museum Left Behind,” Lance Esplund paints a detailed and idealized picture of the Barnes Foundation and adopts wholesale some of the common misconceptions about the upcoming move of the foundation’s collection to Philadelphia and the reasons for it. Regrettably, when it comes to his coverage of the history and aims of the foundation, and the circumstances that led to the move, Mr. Esplund simply repeats worn-out and misleading tales about the foundation.


 

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