Barnes Can’t Move Yet

“The Barnes Foundation has not yet proved that it needs to move its multibillion-dollar art gallery from Lower Merion to Center City, a judge ruled yesterday, delaying his final decision until the foundation provided more evidence.” The judge also criticized both sides in the case for a lack of hard numbers to back up their arguments. The Barnes needs the court’s permission to move, since the will of its founder stipulates that the collection must remain in Lower Merion. The plan to move to Philadelphia has been quite controversial, but has the support of multiple area foundations.