Art
Contrary to Popular Belief, "Wheatfield with Crows" Was Not Vincent van Gogh's Last Painting
John Berger was wrong! But we have the answers.
Amsterdam
Art
Finding the Best in a Rembrandt Exhibition of a Lifetime
The Rijksmuseum is celebrating the 350th anniversary of the artist's death by exhibiting nearly 400 works by the Dutch painter. Here are our top selections from the show.
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Digitally Explore Thousands of Artifacts Excavated from an Amsterdam Canal
From shipwreck artifacts to everyday trash, Below the Surface is a digital archive for centuries of human detritus, all exhumed from an Amsterdam canal.
Art
Giant Keith Haring Mural Revealed Nearly 30 Years After It Was Covered Up
Painted in 1986, the mural was covered up with aluminum siding three years later and has only just been brought back to light.
In Brief
Amsterdam Airbnb Host Shoves South African Filmmaker Down Staircase
Sibahle Nkumbi had gone to the Netherlands to write about an exhibition by the artist Zanele Muholi, who posted a video of the attack on Instagram.
Interview
World’s Largest Street Art Museum Takes Shape in Amsterdam
Curator Peter Ernst Coolen discusses his plans for a street art museum in a former shipbuilding warehouse in north Amsterdam.
Art
In Amsterdam’s Red Light District, Street Artists Tell Tourists: “No Fucking Photos"
Though Amsterdam's sex workers have long reprimanded tourists attempting to take pictures of them, doing some has become much harder in the age of the smartphone.
In Brief
Rijksmuseum Asks Visitors to Stop Taking Photos and Start Sketching the Art
The Rijksmuseum's new #StartDrawing campaign encourages visitors to slow down and sketch the works they see in the galleries instead of photographing them and moving on to the next thing.
Art
New Permanent Installation Blooms at the Rijksmuseum
When the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam debuted its renovated Philips Wing in November, curious modern flora bloomed over its 18th-century staircase.
In Brief
Dutch Pranksters Punk Museumgoers with IKEA Art
In a playful prank on some art viewers, a roughly €10 work of IKEA art was placed in the galleries of the Museum Arnhem in the Netherlands, where visitors bestowed praise on the impostor.
In Brief
Artist Banned from Stedelijk Museum for Threatening to Piss on the Art
The Dutch artist Rob van Koningsbruggen has been banned for life from the Stedelijk Museum after repeatedly threatening to relieve himself on works at the Amsterdam institution.
News
A Dying Wish to See Rembrandt Paintings, Fulfilled
After hours this week at the Rijksmuseum's Late Rembrandt exhibition, which focuses on the artist's final years, three terminally ill patients viewed the paintings in solitude.