I don't think this is getting lost, at least not in the more thoughtful discussions I've heard about moving the Barnes. Most people with whom I have discussed the Barnes move are well aware that it's a complicated question on which people correctly disagree. It's a question of preservation vs. access, of perpetuating Barnes's vision vs. ensuring that it is financially stable enough to survive into the future. So I don't really think Barnes's vision is getting forgotten at all, at least by the more thoughtful commenters.

For me, the question is what is the essence of Barnes's vision. Was it the particular layout of art, architecture, and gardens on Latch's Lane, or was it a vision of progressive and non-conventional art education for the masses? If you think it's the former, then it should stay in Lower Merion. If you think it's the latter, then it should be moved (with care for Barnes's particular aesthetic) to the Parkway.

Me, I fall in the latter camp. I think Barnes's vision was bigger than just a particular gallery on Latch's Lane. So I think it should be moved. Reasonable people could chose the former, though, and I can respect that.