Pokémon teams up with Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam
Pokémon is partnering with the Museum in Amsterdam as part of a new collaboration to teach youngsters about the work of one of the Netherlands맥스카지노 most famous artists.
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A number of Pokémon-themed exhibits will run at the Van Gogh Museum from Thursday as part of the museum맥스카지노s 50th anniversary celebrations, according to a press release published Wednesday.
맥스카지노This collaboration will allow the next generation to get to know Vincent van Gogh맥스카지노s art and life story in a refreshing way. The Van Gogh Museum and The Pokémon Company have drawn on many years of educational expertise to create a special experience for children, their supervisors, and we hope many others at the Van Gogh Museum,맥스카지노 said Emilie Gordenker, general director of the Van Gogh Museum, in the release.
One activity teaches visitors how to draw Pikachu, the yellow character that is one of the most recognizable faces of the Pokémon brand, while another lays out the connection between Van Gogh and Japanese art and culture, which had a 맥스카지노profound impact맥스카지노 on his art and world view, according to the museum.
맥스카지노Speaking to his brother Theo in a letter in September 1888, Vincent said 맥스카지노And we wouldn맥스카지노t be able to study Japanese art, it seems to me, without becoming much happier and more cheerful, and it makes us return to nature, despite our education and our work in a world of convention,맥스카지노 reads the release.
According to Mathieu Galante, director of licensing at The Pokémon Company International, 맥스카지노there is a strong link between the inspiration behind Pokémon and the inspiration behind some of Vincent van Gogh맥스카지노s most famous work.맥스카지노
맥스카지노With this collaboration we really hope that we can see children discovering and immersing themselves into the world of art through the incredible works of Van Gogh and Pokémon,맥스카지노 added Galante in the release.
The collaboration will run until January 7 and a regular ticket to the museum is required for entry.
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