Museum’s beer can artwork accidentally thrown in trash by staff member

‘Empty beer cans’ artwork mistakenly scrapped by museum staff in the Netherlands who thought it was garbage

One man's trash is another man's treasure -- or priceless artwork.

Museum worker mistakes beer can artwork for garbage, tosses in trash

A museum in the Netherlands is shaking off a simple mistake after an employee accidentally threw away a piece of art thinking it was trash. The artwork was created by Alexandre Lavet.

Beer Can Artwork Mistakenly Tossed in the Trash by Museum Staff

Art is indeed in the eye of the beholder. At the LAM Museum in The Netherlands, an elevator technician recently mistook a piece of art for beer cans that belonged in the trash. Created by French artist Alexandre Lavet, the art piece, titled “All the good times we spent together,” initially appears to be nothing more than two empty beer cans. However, upon closer inspection, “These dented cans were meticulously hand-painted with acrylics, with ea…

Major blunder as European museum staff member throws 'beer can' artwork in bin

A museum in Holland has had a lucky escape after an overzealous worker mistook an expensive piece of art for rubbish and put it in the bin.

Beer Can Sculpture Thrown In Trash By Museum Worker Who Thought It Was Trash (Which It Kind Of Is)

A worker in the Netherlands is catching some heat for doing his job and hucking a couple of beer cans that someone left in a museum in the Netherlands because it turns out that those empty beer cans were actually a work of art.According to The Guardian, a mechanic (yeah, they said "mechanic;" I didn't realize art museums had those, but I've also never been to the Netherlands) was making the rounds at LAM museum in Lisse, Netherlands, when he spo…

Look: Artwork mistaken for litter rescued from museum's trash bin

A work of art was rescued from the trash at a Dutch museum after being mistaken for what it depicts: a pair of abandoned beer cans.