Pokémon are coming to the Van Gogh Museum to teach the world about art
by Charles Pulliam-Moore from The Verge - All Posts on (#6F4AT)
A comparison of Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat' and Vincent Van Gogh's Self Portrait with Grey Felt Hat' | The Pokemon Company, the Van Gogh Museum If the Pokemon Company's video teasing its upcoming collaboration with the Van Gogh Museum was already enough to have you thinking about booking a ticket to Amsterdam, the promise of an impressionistic Pikachu promo card might just do the trick.
In celebration of the Van Gogh Museum's 50th anniversary, it has teamed up with the Pokemon Company for a special event designed to introduce young artists to Van Gogh's work, and to teach people about the way he was profoundly influenced by Japanese art.
This collaboration will allow the next generation to get to know Vincent van Gogh's art and life story in a refreshing way," the Van Gogh Museum's general director Emilie Gordenker said in a press release. The Van Gogh Museum and The Pokemon...