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Apr 16, 2019anonymouswe rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
If you have never heard the story of the Barnes Foundation, this is quite an informative piece of propaganda. What happens when a private foundation, with very specific & restrictive direction regarding the collection it owns, gets to the…
Feb 16, 2019Ssharp_1 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Very good.
Jan 04, 2015lutvandamme rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Very informative documentary. I agree with somebody else about the other side refusing to contribute. It does give the impression they have something "to hide". One also wonders if one should refuse to visit the new museum, although I must…
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Dec 18, 2013rooibos rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Shocking, educational - a must see. Joined their facebook after watching this movie.
Dec 05, 2013ms_mustard rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
the politically engineered take over of one of the world's best art collections. yes, it's wonderful that more people will be able to see it. Should the collector's wishes have been so circumvented? who gets to say?
Apr 25, 2013VRMurphy rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A very well-done documentary. It's unfortunate that the people on the other side of this issue declined invitations to comment, because the rather shameful impression is that they don't, won't or can't contest the facts as set out here.
Aug 07, 2012
the recent program on PBS on this topic almost completely ignored all this nasty underside. Gee, you don't suppose one of these "charitable" foundations that high jacked the collection had anything to do with the PBS version of events. The…
Sep 21, 2011badgirls rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
One of the best documentaries i've seen in a long time. Fascinating story of how the City of Philadelphia, the Annebergs {rich conservative family in the U.S.} and the Pew Foundation got hold of a priceless art collection by using…
Jan 30, 2011CalicoJack rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This riveting documentary details the Philadelphia establishment’s controversial takeover and move of the foundation and priceless art collection of Dr. Albert Barnes--in direct contravention of Barne’s wishes and the terms of his trust. …