Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum defaced with paint during Museum Night, two arrested
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Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum defaced with paint during Museum Night, two arrested

NL Times  

During the annual Museum Night in Amsterdam, several museums, including the Rijksmuseum, the Van Gogh Museum, and the Stedelijk Museum, were smeared with paint on Saturday night. The security service arrested two suspects and handed them over to the police, a police spokesperson reported. Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum en Stedelijk Museum beklad, twee verdachten aangehouden https://t.co/AIUjyqtwU7 — AT5 November 4, 2023 The underpass at the Rijksmuseum was smeared in several places at around 9:45 p.m., and a few windows of the Van Gogh Museum were also affected. The gates of the underpass at the Rijksmuseum have also been closed because the chemicals used in the incident pose a health risk, a Rijksmuseum employee told AT5.

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Arrest made in high profile Van Gogh, Frans Hals thefts; Paintings still missing
3 years, 8 months ago

Arrest made in high profile Van Gogh, Frans Hals thefts; Paintings still missing

NL Times  

Police in the Netherlands arrested a 58-year-old man suspected of breaking into two museums last year in which paintings from Vincent van Gogh and Frans Hals, valued at a combined total of 21-million euros, were stolen. The Van Gogh painting, The Pasonage Garden at Nuenen, known in Dutch as De Lentetuin, was swiped first. Five months later at about 3:30 …

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