Donor Intent Gone Wrong: The Battle for Control of the Barnes Art Collection

In this short film, Philanthropy Roundtable explores the story of Albert Barnes, an entrepreneur and philanthropist in the Philadelphia area who amassed one of the world’s most valuable art collections. Upon Barnes’s death, power brokers wrangled control of the collection … ultimately moving the artwork against his stated will, and thereby violating donor intent. Watch to learn more about why the Barnes case is a cautionary tale for donors - and why honoring donor intent is crucial to private philanthropy.
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Yes, easier to see this collection now. Barnes should have had one clause, in the event that this collection cannot remain where it’s intended, my collection goes to France, including the house it’s in. Henry Ford moved over 60 historical structures to Greenfield Village. Painstakingly marking each stud, and grounding up the walls and reusing the materials. When there was a fire in one of the structures, you could see the studs marked, and numbered. Barnes estate should have made France the alternate beneficiaries to his estate. Sure, I loved seeing the Barnes in the city, that’s not the point.