You must have an reservation to be admitted, as The Barnes is only permitted 400 visitors each day. Reservations are suggested at least one month in advance.
To determine the real market value of the collection, it would need to be auctioned which is against the will of Dr. Barnes. Experts estimate that it is worth between $25-50 billion dollars.
Anthony Bourdainfilmed at the Barnes for his show The Layover. The Barnes tweeted "Excited to have Anthony @Bourdain here this afternoon filming for his show #TheLayover."
I don't want to hear about museums begging for public funds when they only sell a certain number of tickets per day. Turning people away at the door who traveled just to see exhibit is unacceptable.
Don't eat here... Turkey BLT was so dry and flavorless and the tuna in the nicosia salad was not fresh. Haven't try the cafe yet.. but this is by far the worst museum restaurant I v ever had...