WEEKLY PUZZLES · AUGUST 10

The Louvre opens as a public museum

A palace, a revolution, and a new kind of public space. In Paris, art once tied to royal power took on a different role.

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The Louvre Palace in Paris as the site where the Musée Central des Arts opened to the public on 10 August 1793 during the French Revolution.
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The Louvre Palace in Paris as the site where the Musée Central des Arts opened to the public on 10 August 1793 during the French Revolution.

The Louvre opens as a public museum

A palace, a revolution, and a new kind of public space. In Paris, art once tied to royal power took on a different role.