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Art: Barnes' soul will stay behind

Beginning about a year ago, membership solicitations from the Barnes Foundation began landing in my mailbox with seasonal regularity. The first one triggered the countdown to the Big Move to the Parkway by informing me that the foundation was entering its final year in Merion.

The Barnes' Merion site on the cusp of spring. Besides the art, there is an arboretum for contemplative strolls.
The Barnes' Merion site on the cusp of spring. Besides the art, there is an arboretum for contemplative strolls.Read moreMICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer
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