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‘A triumph of freedom of expression’: censored art museum opens in Spain

‘A triumph of freedom of expression’: censored art museum opens in Spain

the Guardian · 24 Oct, 2023 @ 01:45

Tatxo Benet, a journalist and businessman, began the collection five years ago and is financing the Museu de l’Art Prohibit (Museum of Forbidden Art), which opens on Thursday in Barcelona.

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