Van Gogh Museum 'could close' without more help from Dutch govt


By AGENCY
View of the new entrance to the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Photo: AP

The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam warned on Wednesday that it faced closure without more state funding, saying a US$120mil (RM506mil) renovation was vital to protect its masterpieces.

The museum - which holds the world's biggest collection of the artist's work - said the project could not go ahead unless the Dutch state honoured a 1962 agreement with Vincent van Gogh's nephew by providing the necessary funds.

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