The public square; VB display before
museum
[Florence, Piazza della Signoria, rst statue
installed ca. 1450]
The church; VB display before museums
[Vierzehnheiligen, Bavaria, ca. 1750]
The palace / private home; VB display befor
[Versailles, chambre du roi, 1701]
Cabinets of Curiosities / wunderkammers /
kunstkammers; VB display befor
Willem van Haecht, The Gallery of Cornelis van
der Geest, 1628, oil on canvas
VB Wunderkammer, niet alleen kuns
Musaeum Francesco Calzolari, Verona, 1622,
engraving
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,First public museums
Florence, Galleria degli Uf zi, 1581 (Giorgio
Vasari et. al.), open to the public only
from 1769 on
Hal met kunst
British Museum, London, opened 1759
Often regarded as rst public museum ever
based on private collections of Sir Hans Sloane,
bequeathed to the nation upon his death in 1753
British Museum, London, opened 1759
regarded as rst public museu
First housed on 17th century palace (Montague
House)
British Museum, London, opened 1759
regarded as rst public museu
Sloane bust removed from pedestal in August
2020, due to his involvement in slave trade
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, British Museum, London, opened 1759, new
building in 1850
regarded as rst public museum
Museum building in Greek revival style, Robert
Smirke, 1825-1850
Looting and ‘Rescue’ of Art: The Parthenon
Marbles (early 19th century to today)
(“Elgin Marbles”) were brought to the British
Museum by Lord Elgin from 1800 to 1803
Parthenon, main temple of Athens Akropolis,
447-432 BC
Looting and ‘Rescue’ of Art: The Parthenon
Marbles (early 19th century to today)
(“Elgin Marbles”) were brought to the British
Museum by Lord Elgin from 1800 to 1803
Elgin Gallery, British Museum (1825)
Looting and ‘Rescue’ of Art: The Parthenon
Marbles (early 19th century to today)
(“Elgin Marbles”) were brought to the British
Museum by Lord Elgin from 1800 to 1803
Parthenon Frieze in the Duween Gallery, 2019
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