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Pokémon x Van Gogh Museum

Moment · 2023 · Notable

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The museum stopped its Pokémon card giveaway after 16 days following safety incidents.

monkeloidtv

@monkeloidtv · Sep 28, 2023

Echt zin in een dagje Van Gogh museum om Pokémon te kijken 😎😎😎 ht

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Pokémon

@Pokemon · Sep 12, 2023

🖌 Pokémon × @vangoghmuseum, Amsterdam 🎨 From 28 September 2023 🖼 More information coming soon! ht

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Van Gogh Museum

@vangoghmuseum · Sep 27, 2023

Exciting news! 🎁 Our collaboration with @Pokémon starts tomorrow and runs until 7 Jan 2024. Come and visit the presentation or complete the art-hunt to receive a Pokémon TCG promo card 🕵️‍♂️🕵️‍♀️ (subject to availability). See you soon? ht

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Joe Merrick

@JoeMerrick · Sep 28, 2023

This makes me so sad and is why we can’t have nice things I saw so many wanting to go over in the first few days just to get any card and merch to resell. This is not an acceptable practice. If you do that, shame on you.

monkeloidtv@monkeloidtv

Echt zin in een dagje Van Gogh museum om Pokémon te kijken 😎😎😎 ht

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Pokémon

@Pokemon · Sep 29, 2023

We apologize to all the fans eagerly awaiting our Pokémon Center x Van Gogh Museum release today. Due to overwhelming demand, all our products from this collection have sold out. We understand this is disappointing to many who were looking to our official email and social media

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Echt zin in een dagje Van Gogh museum om Pokémon te kijken 😎😎😎
@monkeloidtv on X
The Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat promotional card from the official press kit.
The Pokémon Company International / Van Gogh Museum
🖌 Pokémon × @vangoghmuseum, Amsterdam 🎨 From 28 September 2023 🖼 More information coming soon!
@Pokemon on X
Exciting news! 🎁 Our collaboration with @Pokémon starts tomorrow and runs until 7 Jan 2024. Come and visit the presentation or complete the art-hunt to receive a Pokémon TCG promo card 🕵️‍♂️🕵️‍♀️…
@vangoghmuseum on X
Exciting news! 🎁 Our collaboration with @Pokémon starts tomorrow and runs until 7 Jan 2024. Come and visit the presentation or complete the art-hunt to receive a Pokémon TCG promo card 🕵️‍♂️🕵️‍♀️…
@vangoghmuseum on X
Exciting news! 🎁 Our collaboration with @Pokémon starts tomorrow and runs until 7 Jan 2024. Come and visit the presentation or complete the art-hunt to receive a Pokémon TCG promo card 🕵️‍♂️🕵️‍♀️…
@vangoghmuseum on X
Exciting news! 🎁 Our collaboration with @Pokémon starts tomorrow and runs until 7 Jan 2024. Come and visit the presentation or complete the art-hunt to receive a Pokémon TCG promo card 🕵️‍♂️🕵️‍♀️…
@vangoghmuseum on X
We apologize to all the fans eagerly awaiting our Pokémon Center x Van Gogh Museum release today. Due to overwhelming demand, all our products from this collection have sold out. We understand this…
@Pokemon on X
Van Gogh Museum stopt om veiligheidsredenen met gewilde Pokémonkaart
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L'exposition Pokémon démarre au musée Van Gogh avec son lot de produits dérivés
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A split image showing Vincent Van Gogh (right) and Pikachu dressed as Van Gogh (left)
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Sep 28 ’23 to Oct 18 ’23
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Crowd footage from the Pokémon presentation circulated on X and Reddit. Pokémon Center sold out, and the museum stopped its card giveaway after safety incidents. The museum later reported distributing 120,000 treasure-hunt copies.

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  1. September 2023

    Pokémon precursor · Sep 12 ’23

    Pokémon teased a collaboration with the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.[1]

    🖌 Pokémon × @vangoghmuseum, Amsterdam 🎨 From 28 September 2023 🖼 More information coming soon!
    Open the first post ↗

  2. Van Gogh Museum precursor · Sep 27 ’23

    The museum announced a Pokémon art hunt with a promotional card, subject to availability.[2]

    Exciting news! 🎁 Our collaboration with @Pokémon starts tomorrow and runs until 7 Jan 2024. Come and visit the presentation or complete the art-hunt to receive a Pokémon TCG promo card 🕵️‍♂️🕵️‍♀️…

  3. Van Gogh Museum and Pokémon precursor · Sep 28 ’23

    The Pokémon presentation opened to visitors in Amsterdam.[3][4]

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X seed views only; derivative coverage incomplete (live)
3.7M
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  1. September 2023

    Pokémon precursor · Sep 12 ’23

    Pokémon teased a collaboration with the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.[1]

    🖌 Pokémon × @vangoghmuseum, Amsterdam 🎨 From 28 September 2023 🖼 More information coming soon!
    Open the first post ↗

  2. Van Gogh Museum precursor · Sep 27 ’23

    The museum announced a Pokémon art hunt with a promotional card, subject to availability.[2]

    Exciting news! 🎁 Our collaboration with @Pokémon starts tomorrow and runs until 7 Jan 2024. Come and visit the presentation or complete the art-hunt to receive a Pokémon TCG promo card 🕵️‍♂️🕵️‍♀️…

  3. Van Gogh Museum and Pokémon precursor · Sep 28 ’23

    The Pokémon presentation opened to visitors in Amsterdam.[3][4]

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  2. backlash · Sep 28 ’23

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