Barnes – Museum Or School?

“Ever since trustees appointed by Lincoln University gained control of the foundation’s board, the debate on how the Barnes should operate now and in the future has been skewed, either through ignorance or deliberately. The public, the media and the art community have long perceived the foundation to be a museum. On the other hand, the foundation’s indenture of trust, which governs its operation, is quite specific that it’s a school. Lower Merion Township agrees, because residential zoning along Latches Lane allows schools but not museums.”