Andy Warhol in the trash: 46 works of art disappeared in Dutch city

However, at the end of 2023, about 50 works were missing. The city decided to make a police report in the police and hired a specialized company to investigate what happened.

According to OMROEP Brabant, the result points out that 46 of them were “probably stopping in the trash.” “This is not how you deal with valuable items. But it happened. We regret a lot,” said Hans van der Pas, mayor of Maashorst

During the reform of the city, works were stored in the basement, but the proper care was missing. The investigation indicates that the pieces were unprotected, besides being moved several times, and some suffered damage to infiltration in 2023. After that, the objects were discarded at different times, without any control.

City Hall admits the failure in the management of the collection. “With the knowledge we have today, we would have made other decisions at the time,” said Van Der Pas.

The report also points out that there was no clear policy of storage, conservation or safety, and no formal responsibility attributed to servers. In addition, the reaction of the administration was considered slow after realizing the disappearance Portal report on