History of the Commune

13 April - The Manifesto of the Federation of Artists proposes that Art should be run by artists, free of commercial considerations, and promises without exception to preserve the treasures of the past, to illuminate the work of the present and to educate for the future. Plans for a program of exhibitions and a journal are established and teaching reforms instituted.

Barricades de la Commune, avril 71. Coin de la place Hotel de Ville & de la rue de Rivoli.