The Benjamin Franklin Parkway was one the 10 venues that held Live 8 benefit concerts on July 2, 2005.

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To this end, Longwood Gardens has installed illuminated sculptures by UK artist Bruce Munro, an interpretive audio tour stops along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, and city street billboards showcased artwork by photographer Zoe Strauss.

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One of the longest and bitterest battles the art world has ever seen the fight over the future of Philadelphia's storied Barnes Foundation collection has, for now, anyway, come to an end with the opening of the superb new facility on Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

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