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From temple to labyrinth — the art museum today

10 April 2021

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10 April 2021

9:00 AM

The Art Museum in Modern Times Charles Saumarez Smith

Thames & Hudson, pp.272, 30

At a certain point, the critic Robert Hughes once noted, at the heart of American cities churches began to be replaced by museums. Much the same occurred elsewhere in the world in the later 20th and early 21st centuries. Museums have sprouted from the earth in many diverse forms and numerous places.

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