A mythical aura often surrounds a museum's depot. How many works of unparalleled value does a top collection like the Mauritshuis leave gathering dust on its shelves? And more importantly, why? And as a museum, wouldn't it be better to sell them? In the exhibition Highlights from the Depot, the Mauritshuis answers such questions. At the same time, new questions arise, which are at least as interesting.
Relatively, the Mauritshuis keeps few pieces in storage: some 300 works, 35% of...
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