从艺术博物馆的发展历史来看,它是从私人收藏逐渐转变为向大众开放的公共机构。这一点东西方皆然,原因在于博物馆的藏品大都源自早期皇家贵族的收藏,而这些藏品又为帝王、贵族所独享,即使是民间私人收藏,也往往秘不示人。当然不排除有时候,皇帝或贵族会与属臣分享收藏的乐趣,向世人展示皇家气派,向外族宣扬帝国的威严;知识精英们也会向 From the history of art museum development, it is gradually transformed from a private collection into a public institution open to the public. This is both east and west, because most of the collection of museums originated from the collection of the early royal aristocracy, and these collections are for the emperors, aristocrats exclusive, even private private collections, but also often unscrupulous people. Of course, it is not ruled out that sometimes the emperor or aristocrat would share the pleasure of collecting with the ministers to show the world royal style and promote the dignity of the empire to the outside world;