Van Gogh and Pokemon collaboration exhibition held in the Netherlands causes panic as resellers gather



The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, which houses the world's largest collection of Vincent van Gogh 's paintings, drawings, and letters, will exhibit paintings that incorporate Pokemon into Van Gogh's works from September 28, 2023. We are holding the ' Pokémon x Van Gogh Museum (hereinafter referred to as the Pokémon Exhibition)'. At the Pokemon exhibition, there are many limited edition goods such as a Pokemon card of Pikachu wearing Van Gogh's hat, but it has been reported that there was a panic situation as resellers flocked to buy these goods. I am.

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In the PV for the Pokémon exhibition, blue paint falls as the popular Pokémon Pikachu and Eevee run energetically through a sunflower field under a blue sky.



Then, the blue sky changes into a mysterious state with the touch of an oil painting.



And the sunflowers in the sunflower field transform into the Taiyo Pokemon Kimawari.



At the end of the movie, there is also a collaboration art in which Van Gogh's famous 'sunflower' has been changed into a Japanese flower.



In addition, the official page for the Pokemon exhibition also introduces a painting of Pikachu wearing the same hat as Van Gogh's ``Self-Portrait Wearing a Gray Felt Hat.''



At the Pokemon Exhibition, you can admire Pokemon paintings inspired by Van Gogh's masterpieces, draw in a space where you can learn how to draw Pikachu, and complete quests related to Van Gogh's paintings to collect special Pokemon from the Pokemon Exhibition. There are events being held where you can get cards. In addition, many limited edition goods are also on sale.

Regarding limited edition merchandise, Instagram user pm1.tcg posted a video of merchandise shops in a state of panic.



In response to an interview with Polygon, a media outlet that publishes gaming-related news, pm1.tcg said, ``Simply put, it was a chaotic situation. I was hit in the face with an elbow, my clothes were grabbed in my hands, and I thought, ``I can't keep going like this.'' I knew right away that it wouldn't work, so I decided to record it.I'm a big guy, about 193 cm tall, so I was fine with it, but my girlfriend who was with me was completely exhausted. When I tried to leave with some goods in hand, some people tried to snatch them from my hands.''

Polygon points out, ``Hundreds of Pikachu promo cards and Pokemon exhibition goods are being resold on multiple mail-order sites,'' and criticized, ``It seems scalpers have once again ruined the start of the event.'' It is expressed in

Goods for the Pokemon exhibition are officially sold online on the Pokemon Center website and the Van Gogh Museum website, where there is a purchase limit of one item for each product. There was no purchase limit when visiting the museum in person, but in response to the situation at the goods shop, the policy was changed to limit purchases to one item per person. The image below shows the items ``Do I need an admission ticket to purchase goods?'' and ``Are there collaboration goods at the Pokémon Exhibition'' in the official Pokemon Exhibition Q&A. , limited to one item per person.''



A representative from the Van Gogh Museum said, ``We are very happy to finally be able to share our collaboration with Pokémon with the world.The initial reaction was very positive.However, the situation shown in the posted movie is The safety of our visitors and staff is always our top priority.While the Pokémon Exhibition has been carefully prepared, unforeseen circumstances may arise. If the situation arises, we will respond promptly.'

In addition, the Pokémon official announced, ``Due to overwhelming demand, all products in this collection are sold out,'' and added, ``In the future, we would like to thank all fans who shop at Pokémon Centers for the Gray Felt Hat. We will continue to work proactively to provide more promo cards for ``Pikachu Wearing Pikachu.''




The limited goods introduced on the Van Gogh Museum's online store are as follows. Tote bags, book covers, T-shirts, etc. are decorated with images that collaborate with Van Gogh's paintings and Pokemon. Please note that at the time of article creation, all products are sold out, and it is stated that they are ``scheduled to be restocked around mid-October 2023.''



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