Overview

• Heritage officials and the Spatial Quality Commission concluded the Vechtstraat/Hereweg building is a municipal monument and the mural cannot be legalized because no permit was issued.
• Wethouders Rik van Niejenhuis and Manouska Molema apologized and said the municipality will compensate damages and assist in finding an alternative location for a new work.
• Toyisme says Friday’s public unveiling will go ahead, following months of work by six artists who created the large-scale piece titled “The Theater of the Dream.”
• Founder Dejo estimates the project at about €125,000, with roughly €100,000 more to restore the wall, and the city says it is obliged to enforce removal.
• A municipal area team helped connect residents and the owner without consulting permitting, and the artists question whether the side wall is covered by the monument designation as they seek a meeting with the alderman and consider legal options.