'Girl with a Pearl Earring' to be shown in Japan, in rare trip abroad


The last time the portrait was out on loan was in 2023 for a less exotic trip to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. - Photo: Reuters

THE HAGUE: Johannes Vermeer's painting "Girl with a Pearl Earring" will be displayed in Japan later this year, the Dutch Mauritshuis museum said Thursday (Jan 8), a rare outing abroad for one of the world's most famous artworks.

The 17th century masterpiece will be loaned to the Nakanoshima Museum of Art in Osaka in August and September while its home museum in The Hague is closed for renovations.

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