| Title |
The Transformation of the Couvent des Petits-Augustins intoMusee des Monuments Francais |
| Authors |
이단비(Lee, Dan Bee) ; 남성택(Nam, Sung-Taeg) |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5659/JAIK.2023.39.5.117 |
| Keywords |
Museum; Art Exhibition Space; Transfiguration; Sacralization; Musee des Monuments Francais |
| Abstract |
This study analyzes the establishment of the Musee des Monuments Francais in the context of the French Revolution, with a specific focus
on the functional transformation of the holy relics that were housed in the Couvent des Petits-Augustins. During the French Revolution, the
Couvent’s religious relics were stripped of their sacred status and relegated to destruction or vandalism. However, they were subsequently
repurposed as cultural assets and transformed into objects for preservation. Through a transfigurative exhibition, these objects were introduced
to the public as works of art, while the building was converted from a religious site to a temporary depot and eventually an art exhibition
space. Although the Musee des Monuments Francais closed in 1816, its legacy lives on today through the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris,
which continues to use the former Couvent’s Chapelle des Louanges and eglise as exhibition spaces. This transfiguration of religious
architecture into an art exhibition space highlights the concept of art as another sacralization. |