James Widerman

Review of Barnes Foundation

First, super expensive. Cost for two seniors was $...

First, super expensive. Cost for two seniors was $54. This places this museum beyond the means of the average working family. Second, galleries are small and lookers can get no closer than about 3 feet from the works. This crowds rooms and makes it almost impossible to identify artists, as each name is on a small gold plaque on each frame--no info posted on walls as in most museums. (Must consult a book in each gallery that identifies works and artists.) Finally, lighting is awful--very dim. Difficult to see little 10" square paintings hung 8 feet from floor! I felt the symmetry Barnes preferred for displaying his collection detracted from its appreciation--never mind cramming works together so that it is impossible to focus on just one w/o being distracted by the others. (I know that the idea is for the groupings to exist as a whole, but that's not for me.)