Anan Dai

Review of Barnes Foundation

Aggressively protective of their collection... had...

Aggressively protective of their collection... had to be told the exact etiquette before entering which makes it feel like they treat their visitors as if none of them has ever set foot in any other major museums/collections before(???) The policy on only allowing pictures to be taken from sitting on the bench is pathetic.

Definitely not the first-rate works from the first-rate artists... but all in all constitutes a impressively large-sized, varied collection. The way of displaying is overwhelming, non-selective, and almost challenging for some visitors who is not completely familiar with art in those periods( and they intend to keep it that way for their enjoyment) It is hard to know the director s intentions and ambitions from this almost frustrating visiting experience.

A great range of products at the gift shop.