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After years of litigation, court hearings, protests and fundraising, the renowned Barnes Foundation, long of Latchs Lane in Merion, finally broke ground in November 2009 on a new $150 million museum building along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia. Here's a look at the state of construction today, as well as the property's recent history, followed by the sketches of the new museum.

Tom Gralish Scene Through the Lens column for April 5, 2010: The construction "fence" at the site of the new Barnes Museum on the BF Parkway is decorated with photographs of some of the Barnes collection's greatest impressionist paintings, including this grouping of some Renoirs and a C�zanne. ( Tom Gralish / Staff Photographer ) EDITOR'S NOTE: PLENS05aTG 04/05/2010 Scene Through the Lens runs uncropped and carries the Scene Through the Lens header and online tag. It usually runs on page B-2 but can run anywhere inside the B section. Content referenced in this caption is posted to the blog on Sunday evenings. http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inq-on-the-road/
Tom Gralish Scene Through the Lens column for April 5, 2010: The construction "fence" at the site of the new Barnes Museum on the BF Parkway is decorated with photographs of some of the Barnes collection's greatest impressionist paintings, including this grouping of some Renoirs and a C�zanne. ( Tom Gralish / Staff Photographer ) EDITOR'S NOTE: PLENS05aTG 04/05/2010 Scene Through the Lens runs uncropped and carries the Scene Through the Lens header and online tag. It usually runs on page B-2 but can run anywhere inside the B section. Content referenced in this caption is posted to the blog on Sunday evenings. http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inq-on-the-road/Read more
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