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Van Gogh Museum issues closure warning amid government row

The museum has welcomed nearly 57 million visitors, drawn by its priceless collection of works by Vincent van Gogh

The Independent UK

Van Gogh Museum warns of closure unless Dutch state meets €2.5m funding shortfall

The museum is requesting the government provide an extra €2.5 million annually to cover essential upgrades and sustainability measures - stressing that this isn’t just financial support, but a contractual obligation.

Euronews

Van Gogh Museum 'Could Close' Without More Help From Dutch Govt

The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam warned Wednesday that it faced closure without more state funding, saying a 104-million-euro ($120 million) renovation was vital to protect its masterpieces.

International Business Times

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ASML's Impasto Project creates 3D digital twins of Vincent van Gogh's art with 100 gigabytes of data per scan — nanometer-capable chipmaking tech used to create ‘Google Maps for paintings’

ASML and the Van Gogh museum have collaborated on the design of a 3D scanner to capture and create digital twins of the masterpieces of the Netherlands’ most famous artist.

Tom’s Hardware

A new exhibition highlights how German artist Anselm Kiefer was inspired by Vincent van Gogh

When he was 17 years old, German artist Anselm Kiefer retraced the footsteps of Vincent van Gogh from the Netherlands through Belgium and into France

The Independent UK

Anselm Kiefer review – creative giant crushed under Van Gogh’s starry might

This alienating exhibition makes the German artist look like a kitsch cabaret version of the Dutch master – the comparison is catastrophic for Kiefer

The Guardian - UK

Vive L’impressionnisme! at the Van Gogh Museum: a compelling, eco-conscious celebration of impressionism

Despite its corny title, Vive L’Impressionnisme!, which recently opened at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, is well worth seeing. Marking the 150th anniversary of the first impressionist exhibition, the show tells the story of how one of the movement’s founders, Claude Monet, and his contemporaries were supported by a…

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Pokémon pandemonium: did the Van Gogh Museum play its cards right?

A limited-edition ‘Pikachu With Grey Felt Hat’ trading card drew in a new, younger audience to the Amsterdam gallery but caused mayhem

The Guardian - UK

Former drug trafficker offers up island in hope of reduced sentence

Mafia informant Raffaele Imperiale hands over artificial isle off coast of UAE to show willingness to cooperate

The Guardian - UK

Van Gogh Museum rips collectors profiteering off Pokémon promotion, shuts program on opening day

“A small group of individuals has created an undesirable situation that has led us to take the difficult decision to remove the ‘Pikachu With Grey Felt Hat’ promo card.”

Fortune

Pokémon no go: Van Gogh Museum stops free cards amid tout chaos

Booming resale market for cards featuring Pikachu in style of Van Gogh’s Self-Portrait With Grey Felt Hat

The Guardian - UK

Art Institute’s new Van Gogh exhibit a showcase for works we barely know

A new exhibition takes the first-ever in-depth look at artworks created by Van Gogh and four of his fellow Post-Impressionists in Asnières and other nearby locales along the Seine River just outside of Paris.

Chicago Sun-Times

Van Gogh Museum at 50: how galleries are challenging the 'tortured genius' narrative

At the time that Vincent van Gogh was creating his acclaimed work, The Starry Night, he was hospitalised at Saint-Paul de Mausole asylum. He painted the vivid night sky from his room without the bars of his window, editing out the institution. Yet, in the case of museums, it is…

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