According to art historian Arthur Brand, the fact that museums are now also the victims of the explosion wave is a “big problem,” he tells the ANP. Brand is known as an art detective because he often knows how to trace stolen art. “No museum can arm themselves against this kind of burglaries,” said Brand. He notes that the Drents Museum is not the first art institution to be robbed after an explosion. Three months ago, Warhol works were captured in a gallery in Oisterwijk. “The Netherlands is the country worldwide with the most attacks and explosives, and nobody seems to know how to stop this,” said Brand. “And the thieves now notice that it works. The Sky is the Limit, the fence is off the dam. That is very worrying, on all fronts. The police and the government have to find an answer very quickly.”
