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"He thrust the doors open and the crowd exploded in a roar. Danton stepped onto the balcony and spoke: "Citizens, that which was once the bounty of kings is now yours, behold the Louvre!" 
"...A shudder ran through the seething mob. Gently, delicately, hands reached out to touch those objects each had so longed to feel. First one, then another precious commodity was passed and lovingly caressed before being returned to the public domain."
This performance is to commemorate the democratization of art. In France, until the Revolution, the royal art collection was strictly for
the private pleasure of the Court.
Finally, the idea of a museum (originating
with Louis XVI) was realized on
10 August 1793, when the
Mus?e de la R?publique opened to
the public.
with Charles Kremenak Medium: performance, cake with floor plan of Louvre, plates, utensils, flyers, sound mix, sound system, speakers Date: 1992
Image source: Art class at the State University of New York, College Oneonta
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