{"id":534719,"date":"2026-07-10T13:47:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T13:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/534719\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T13:47:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T13:47:08","slug":"dutch-museum-spreads-800lbs-of-peanut-butter-across-floor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/534719\/","title":{"rendered":"Dutch museum spreads 800lbs of peanut butter across floor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in the Netherlands has recreated a conceptual artwork by spreading more than 800 pounds of peanut butter across one of its floors.<\/p>\n

A tribute to Dutch artist Wim T. Schippers, who died last month, the art installation<\/a> recreates his Pindakaasvloer work, or Peanut Butter Floor.<\/p>\n

The conceptual artist died at the age of 83 on 10 June. He first created Pindakaasvloer in 1962.<\/p>\n

Two employees at the museum, named “peanut butter plasterers”, spent two days spreading 40 tubs of smooth peanut butter across a 25-square-metre hexagon using plastering tools.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a lot of work,\u201d Leon Duenk, who helped recreate the artwork, told the Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To recreate the piece, the museum<\/a> used Schippers’ most recent instructions, which include directions to apply the peanut butter as smoothly and monotonously as possible.<\/p>\n

Donated by Dutch brand Calv\u00e9, the peanut butter used was equivalent to 15,000 sandwiches. The Calv\u00e9 brand was Schippers’ preferred choice “because it spreads so nicely”.<\/p>\n

\"Person Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in the Netherlands has spread more than 800 pounds of peanut butter across one of its floors<\/p>\n

Sandra Kisters, acting director of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, said Schippers “used art to make people think, but always had a light touch”.<\/p>\n

“His Peanut Butter Floor still raises questions like, is this art? Am I allowed to like this? And it is this sense of bewilderment that makes this piece so special,” she added.<\/p>\n

“We regard it as a great honour to be able to present this unique artwork in his memory.” <\/p>\n

The artwork is on view at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen’s Depot building<\/a> through 6 September.<\/p>\n

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