Barnes Foundation

Albert Barnes established the Barnes Foundation in 1992 to promote and encourage a love of the fine arts and gardening. The 93,000-square-foot, two-story structure, one of the Parkway Museum District's primary anchors, has a textured grey-and-gold Ramon limestone facade and a glass canopy that illuminates at night.

The Foundation has two public campuses: one on Benjamin Franklin Parkway, which has a world-renowned art collection, and another in the Merion neighborhood of Merion, which includes the Arboretum and the Foundation's archives. The Barnes Arboretum comprises about 2,000 trees and woody plant species/varieties.

The museum, which is set on four and a half acres of manicured grounds, has environmental elements such as a green roof and permeable surfaces that allow for rain and greywater re-use.