Stunningly modern building with dramatic reflectin...

Stunningly modern building with dramatic reflecting pools at entrance and into entrance alcove--like walking across water.
Helpful volunteers to answer questions everywhere.
No puff or down jackets--must be checked along with usual bags, etc.
The black lines in front of every wall/painting is rigorously enforced by intrusive security guards in every room. So much that its a joke--see t shirts in gift shop.
Small rooms that replicate the original setting in Barnes' home with a vengeance.
Strange odor throughout for a modern building. Could this be from the paintings?
So many Renoir's that you would willing believe they're in the thousands.
Many other famous "impressionists" and this is what sets this museum apart from all others: the sheer volume of impressionist paintings.
As is so true of impressionists you will find more nudes than the Greeks ever did in statues, it seems. Did women wear clothes back then or what?
Sometimes the juxtaposition of paintings is immediately clear. Other times it needs some thought.
Both the in room cards that detail what you'll find in the room (the paintings are not identified) as well as the audio guides make a world of a difference in appreciating what you're seeing--context, context, context.
The steel and iron hardware on the same walls as the paintings disappear after a while. Barnes collected the hardware. Eccentric to display both collections on the same walls to my way of thinking.
While it changes, the temporary exhibits or shows are usually well worth taking in. Gift shop in basement is definitely above average in scope and while heavily related to the collection is still done very tastefully.
Starbucks across the street (diagonally NE of front of Barnes) and Whole Foods directly across the street are nice places to sit and talk about what you've seen. Rodin Museum on the West side of the Barnes is worth seeing though comparatively small.