Theft of art on streets rises 20%

Copper is expensive, and bronze, the material from which many statues on the street are made, is largely copper. And if it's on the street, you take it with you. Even if it is bolted down. Rodin's Thinker in Laren was sawn down and partially melted down, and the same happened to Simon Carmiggelt and his wife.

At Boris van der Ham's request, the cabinet has now looked at what can be done about it. And that is, as we are used to by now: little. Halbe Zijlstra let it be known that art in...