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Orchestra performing “Elektra,” with conductor Charles Dutoit, singers Eva Johansson and Jane Henschel. RYAN DONNELL / Philadelphia Orchestra
Orchestra performing “Elektra,” with conductor Charles Dutoit, singers Eva Johansson and Jane Henschel. RYAN DONNELL / Philadelphia Orchestra
Annenberg tightens rules on orchestra gift
The Philadelphia Orchestra faces greater scrutiny over a $50 million gift from the Annenberg Foundation.
Latest in The Arts
Review: Luna’s festival of 10 short plays
Skip the crowds at the Barnes and get weird, Philly-style
New production of "Topdog/Underdog" satisfies
Galleries shine at Barnes
By Edward J. Sozanski, CONTRIBUTING ART CRITIC
Edward J. Sozanski: Transformation of the Barnes Foundation from a school with an art collection to a museum with art classes is finally complete.
Ravishing building cut off from city
Inga Saffron, INQUIRER ARCHITECTURE CRITIC
Inga Saffron: While there are many moments of breathtaking refinement, the result is sadly a long way from being a successful addition to the city.
The Parkway as Phila.’s ‘Museum Mile’
By Carrie Rickey, FOR THE INQUIRER
When moving the Barnes Foundation to the Parkway was still an idea, some wondered what it would mean to have the Art Museum, Rodin Museum and the Barnes together. Now we know.
Salvation or desecration?
By Stephan Salisbury, INQUIRER CULTURE WRITER
On May 19, a stone's throw from the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Barnes Foundation gallery will open officially for the first time outside the leafy confines of Latchs Lane in Merion.
Architects' zeal for detail
By Inga Saffron, INQUIRER ARCHITECTURE CRITIC
When the letter arrived in 2007 inviting Tod Williams and Billie Tsien to enter a select competition to design a new Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, the husband-and-wife architectural team were momentarily stumped.
An eccentric collector
By Edward J. Sozanski, CONTRIBUTING ART CRITIC
Albert C. Barnes was trained as a scientist, so it's not surprising that he would apply rigorous empirical discipline to the less categorical activity of collecting art.
The Barnes collection mirrors the collector
By Edward J. Sozanski, CONTRIBUTING ART CRITIC
The art collection assembled by Albert C. Barnes is a many-splendored thing, but also one shaped by paradox.
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Boys' Latin Night of the Arts
Friday, June 1 • 7:00 PM • Boys' Latin of Philadelphia Charter School • 5501 Cedar Ave., Philadelphia, PA
Capital Singers of Trenton: Great Choral Masterworks
Sunday, June 3 • 4:00 PM • Trinity Episcopal Cathedral • 801 W. State St., Trenton, NJ
The Hoppin' John Orchestra
Friday, June 1 • 8:00 PM • Chris' Jazz Cafe • 1421 Sansom St., Philadelphia, PA
The Daly Motion
Friday, June 1 • 11:30 PM • Chris' Jazz Cafe • 1421 Sansom St., Philadelphia, PA
From our partners
artblog Art Safaris – Episode 11 – Fabian Lopez at Artspace Liberti
Guy Allott at Madder139 – A picture post
Special exhibitions at the Barnes – art for art education
artblog goes to the new Barnes and loves it – an image slide show
Picture post – Picks from some student shows coming soon!
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