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Why Did This Dutch Museum Cover the Floor With an 800-Pound Installation of Creamy Peanut Butter?

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July 9, 2026

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Why Did This Dutch Museum Cover the Floor With an 800-Pound Installation of Creamy Peanut Butter?

Pindakaasvloer, or peanut butter floor, highlights the absurd sense of humor that artist Wim T. Schippers captured in his artwork before he died last month

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A museum in Rotterdam has covered its floor with over 800 pounds of peanut butter as a tribute to Dutch artist Wim T. Schippers.

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· Jul 9, 2026

Peanut butter floor returns to Dutch museum as tribute to late artist

Schippers created the work as part of a Floor Covering Series.

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· Jul 10, 2026

Dutch art gallery honors the final wishes of a locally famous artist and Sesame Street voice actor by spreading 800 pounds of creamy peanut butter on its floor for one last time. Yes, you can get peanut butter sandwiches in the gallery cafe [Sappy]

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· Jul 9, 2026

Museum floor covered in 800 pounds of peanut butter in sticky tribute to artist

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· Jul 9, 2026

Rotterdam museum spreads 360 kilos of peanut butter in tribute to artist Wim T. Schippers

Rotterdam museum spreads 360 kilos of peanut butter in tribute to artist Wim T. Schippers

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· Jul 9, 2026

Sweet: Peanut butter floor returns to Dutch museum as tribute to late artist

More than 800 pounds of peanut butter have been spread across a museum floor in the Netherlands.

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· Jul 10, 2026

Art museum covers gallery floor in peanut butter to honour late Dutch artist

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