Van Gogh Museum in Fight with Dutch State That Threatens Its Future
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The Museum displays his work in controlled lighting so as to get the full effect of the colors and textures he uses. Of course I had always enjoyed prints of his work but that's all I had seen. Seeing "Sunflowers" at the Van Gogh Museum I almost cried - it was so beautiful I didn't want to leave the room.
It was lovely beyond any representation that I had previously seen: I felt betrayed by technology: I'd never be able to see it again in its full beauty without crossing an ocean. And for once in my life I understood the desire to own, to possess, original art.