# Bringing Art To Life...Rembrandt's "Guards Of The Night" In A Dutch Mall!

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 12, 2013, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-art-to-life-rembrandts-guards-of-the-night-in-a-dutch-mall/660848 "2013-06-12T21:10:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2013, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-art-to-life-rembrandts-guards-of-the-night-in-a-dutch-mall/660848/1 "2013-06-12T21:10:33Z")

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Now this is pretty damn cool. Apparently the Rijksmuseum got the idea to “bring art to the people” to encourage them to come to see more art at the museum. Absolutely brilliant!

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/a6W2ZMpsxhg/maxresdefault.jpg "Onze helden zijn terug!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6W2ZMpsxhg)

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**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2013, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-art-to-life-rembrandts-guards-of-the-night-in-a-dutch-mall/660848/2 "2013-06-12T21:29:41Z")

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That was awesome. The final pose was pretty damn close to [the original](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Nightwatch_by_Rembrandt.jpg)

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**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2013, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-art-to-life-rembrandts-guards-of-the-night-in-a-dutch-mall/660848/3 "2013-06-12T21:31:54Z")

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> [@lisiate](#):
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> That was awesome. The final pose was pretty damn close to [the original](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Nightwatch_by_Rembrandt.jpg)

What a great painting. That’s my kind of art.

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**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2013, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-art-to-life-rembrandts-guards-of-the-night-in-a-dutch-mall/660848/4 "2013-06-12T21:47:26Z")

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Ha, that’s ace! Presumably it’s part of the promotion of the Rijksmuseum after its decade-long refurbishment?

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**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2013, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-art-to-life-rembrandts-guards-of-the-night-in-a-dutch-mall/660848/5 "2013-06-12T21:50:00Z")

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> [@Baron\_Greenback](#):
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> Ha, that’s ace! Presumably it’s part of the promotion of the Rijksmuseum after its decade-long refurbishment?

I have no idea, but it was pretty sweet. I love the fact that the mall walkers are completely taken aback.

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**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2013, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-art-to-life-rembrandts-guards-of-the-night-in-a-dutch-mall/660848/6 "2013-06-12T21:52:30Z")

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Upon looking at it again, I’m guessing the “gratis greopend” or whatever that said means something like “grand reopening”?

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**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2013, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-art-to-life-rembrandts-guards-of-the-night-in-a-dutch-mall/660848/7 "2013-06-12T22:00:06Z")

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Google translate says ‘free open’ so I’m guessing it’s more free admission, from noon to midnight that day.

Oh and the title of the video is ‘Our heroes are back!’.

Oh on rewatching I’m really impressed by the guy who played the thief - he’s quite a stuntman.