The Barnes Foundation is an art collection and educational institution promoting the appreciation of art and horticulture. Originally in Merion, the art collection moved in 2012 to a new building on Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The arboretum of the Barnes Foundation remains in Merion, where it has been proposed that it be maintained under a long-term educational affiliation agreement with Saint Joseph's University.
The Barnes Foundation building in 2024
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, After The Bath, 1910
Gustave Courbet, Les Bas Blancs, (Woman with White Stockings) (c. 1861)
Claude Monet, Camille au métier (1875)
Merion Station, Pennsylvania
Merion Station, also known as Merion, is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It borders Philadelphia to its west and is one of the communities that make up the Philadelphia Main Line. Merion Station is part of Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County. The community is known for its grand mansions and for the wealth of its residents.
Merion Station post office, which is part of the SEPTA Regional Rail station
Merion Tribute House (April 2012)