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Ancient Greece 2.0: Arts Participation before the Industrial Age

Museum 2.0

They voted on the best plays in the days of Sophocles, stormed the symphony halls when confronted with artistic dischord, and talked and wrote about what they saw and what they thought. In a time of intense socio-economic division, the concept of cultural hierarchy smacks of elitism. What exactly constructed the passive arts audience?

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