The Mauritshuis caused some controversy by hanging an artwork created with artificial intelligence in the spot usually occupied by Johannes Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring.
The Vermeer masterpiece is currently on loan to the Rijksmuseum for its Vermeer exhibition. In its absence, the Mauritshuis called on the public to create “your own girl,” inspired by the Vermeer painting, to hang in its place.
According to the museum, the call sparked an explosion of creativity. It received 3,482 entries, including photographs, sculptures, crochet pieces, paintings, and even one composed of vegetables. A jury of judges chose five to hang in



