Smelly shows, fast cars and a swamp in a nightclub: the strangest art exhibitions coming up in 2021
PreviewThe Year Ahead 2021
Smelly shows, fast cars and a swamp in a nightclub: the strangest art exhibitions coming up in 2021
Other highlights include a show on famous animals and the most lavish banquets in art history
New secrets of Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring to be revealed online next week
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New secrets of Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring to be revealed online next week
Mauritshuis museum's detailed technical examination uncovers new findings on the Dutch artist's brushwork, pigments and technique
Emilie Gordenker appointed new general director of Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum
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Emilie Gordenker appointed new general director of Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum
The current director of the Mauritshuis in The Hague is taking over from Axel Rüger who now leads the Royal Academy of Arts in London
The year in heritage: conservators become art
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The year in heritage: conservators become art
The conservation of masterpieces is happening in the full glare of the public
Shell sponsorship deal with Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum ends
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Shell sponsorship deal with Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum ends
The museum as well as the Mauritshuis in The Hague have stopped collaborating with the oil company by "mutual decision"
Mauritshuis invites visitors to watch conservators clean its oldest painting
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Mauritshuis invites visitors to watch conservators clean its oldest painting
Dutch museum will remove yellowed varnish from Van der Weyden's The Lamentation of Christ
Dutch museums face largest ever restitution claim
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Dutch museums face largest ever restitution claim
Heirs of dealer Nathan Katz says 225 paintings were sold under duress