Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring Returns to Mauritshuis After Drawing 280,000 in Japan
After a five-week loan to Japan, Johannes Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring has made its way back to the Mauritshuis in The Hague. During its time at the Nakanoshima Museum of Art in Osaka, the artwork drew approximately 280,000 visitors. It will be reintroduced to Gallery 15 and will be accessible to the public starting Monday, October 5. A press conference featuring Martine Gosselink, Jan van Zanen, and Rokuichiro Michii will take place. The Mauritshuis emphasized that such loans occur only in exceptional cases, highlighting the rarity of this event. Its return marks the painting’s reintegration into the museum’s permanent collection.
Key facts
- Girl with a Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer returns to the Mauritshuis after a five-week loan to Japan.
- The painting drew approximately 280,000 visitors at the Nakanoshima Museum of Art in Osaka.
- It will go back on view at the Mauritshuis on Monday, October 5.
- A press event will be held with Martine Gosselink, Jan van Zanen, and Rokuichiro Michii.
- The painting will be rehung in Gallery 15.
- The Mauritshuis lends the painting only under exceptional circumstances.
- The loan was one of the rare occasions the museum allowed its most famous work to travel abroad.
- The return event takes place on the day the painting is rehung.
Entities
Artists
Institutions
- Mauritshuis
- Nakanoshima Museum of Art
Locations
- The Hague
- Netherlands
- Osaka
- Japan