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National Museum of Slovenia cancels exhibition over suspected forgeries

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National Museum of Slovenia cancels exhibition over suspected forgeries
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The museum cancelled Travels, a planned display of 160 privately owned paintings, after experts raised authenticity concerns about works listed in the catalogue. The show had advertised paintings attributed to Picasso, Van Gogh and Matisse. Ljubljana police announced an investigation. File photo shows visitors at the museum, Xinhua via The Guardian.

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Rembrandt, Self-Portrait (1630), Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

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