Rothko's €50 million painting scratched by child at Rotterdam's public art depot

A child inflicted minor but visible scratches on Mark Rothko's 1960 painting Grey, Orange on Maroon, No. 8 at Rotterdam's Boijmans Van Beuningen museum. The incident occurred within the museum's publicly accessible storage facility known as Depot, a structure designed by MVRDV that allows visitors to view all 151,000 artworks in its collection. Acquired by the museum in 1970, the damaged work is reportedly valued at approximately €50 million. Museum officials stated they are investigating restoration options and anticipate the painting will eventually be displayed again. No details were provided regarding repair costs or responsibility for those expenses. The museum declined to release images showing the extent of the damage. This marks a notable incident at the world's first fully accessible museum storage facility, which opened adjacent to the main museum building.