Overview

• Four employees of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam have been suspended for misconduct related to the museum's Pokémon exhibition.
• The employees allegedly provided insider information to potential visitors on how to get limited tickets to the exhibition and one employee is accused of embezzling a box of Pokémon cards produced for the show.
• The exhibition, which ran from September last year to January this year, featured Van Gogh-style Pokémon paintings and special Pikachu cards that became highly sought-after collector's items.
• The distribution of the Pikachu cards was discontinued in October due to safety and security concerns after they caused riots.
• The identities of the suspended employees have not been disclosed, but one of them had been working at the museum for 25 years.