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The 7th museum 'real thing' was an system specific art project in the center of The Hague, the always relaxed governmental capital ofThe Netherlands. This center, formed by a vast but sharp edged court pound, wasalso a museum quarter with six prestigious museum institutions for the preservation of the national cultural heritage. In a way on this spot it became real what Adorno once said about museums. In his eyes they were 'the family sepulchers of art'.
Not denying the intention to perform a special kind of attention towards art inmuseum, some living opposed the representational, institutional and even themummifying quality of these places by making a work for and in this environment. As a kind of unconcerned maneuvers they infiltrated in the area.
Shown on different places and for a short period of time these art worksformed the 7th Museum. This museum-without-walls stopped in the real site at themoment that some works were blocked and banned by the collaborated organizations.It continued as 'the hyper thing' on the internet.
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