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The Barnes Foundation is home to one of the most important collections of Post-Impressionist and early Modernist art in the world, and includes masterworks by Cézanne, Renoir, Matisse, Picasso, Van Gogh, and others. The world-renowned permanent collection is known not just for the artworks themselves, but for the presentation of these artworks in ‘ensembles’ — groups of paintings, decorative art and sculpture that share formal connections.
Following its move to Philadelphia in 2013, the museum had an opportunity to engage more regularly with a broad local audience, while continuing to elevate its stature as a must-see destination for out-of-town visitors.
The previous website, designed shortly after the move, made it difficult to elevate programs outside of the permanent exhibition and, as it evolved, expressed a museum-centric rather than visitor-centric…
