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Two Cats In Japan Have Been Trying To Sneak Into A Museum For Years (30 Pics)
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Two Cats In Japan Have Been Trying To Sneak Into A Museum For Years (30 Pics)

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What do you do after you fail? Purr your disappointment away and try harder. Two devoted art lovers have been trying to get into the Hiroshima Onomichi City Museum of Art for YEARS now, but have been consistently kicked out just as they were entering it. Meet Ken Chan and Gosaku, the most persistent feline out there.

It started a couple of years ago when the art museum debuted a show entitled “Cats — Mitsuaki Iwago Photography Exhibition.” Just days after the exhibit opened, an unusual visitor arrived, creating the best publicity for the event you could imagine. The security guard, however, blocked the kitty cats’ path at the front door. In March of last year, the same black neighborhood cat returned. But this time it brought a ginger friend. Sadly, the two of the cute cats were forced to turn around.

The persistent, funny cats have probably taken residence somewhere nearby the Japanese museum because they keep coming back again and again. Eventually, its staff started tweeting photos of the times they drop by, making them internet celebrities.

And while the weird cats haven’t yet officially made their way inside, at least they receive snuggles and pets from the white-gloved guards when they take the art lovers back outside.

Scroll down for the full story and the stubborn cats’ photos below!

More info: Twitter

Hiroshima Onomichi City Museum of Art spends most of its day refusing cats to get in

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There are the two culprits. The black one

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And the ginger one

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It all started a couple of years ago when the meowseum debuted a show entitled “Cats — Mitsuaki Iwago Photography Exhibition”

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Just days after the exhibit opened, an unusual visitor arrived, creating the best publicity for the event you could imagine

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Image credits: @bijutsu1

The security guard, however, blocked its path at the front door

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In March of last year, the same black neighbourhood cat returned

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But this time it brought its ginger friend

Image credits: @bijutsu1

Sadly, the two of them were forced to turn around

Image credits: @bijutsu1

Image credits: @bijutsu1

Image credits: @bijutsu1

The two have probably taken residence somewhere nearby the meowseum, because they keep coming back again and again

Image credits: @bijutsu1

Image credits: @bijutsu1

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But while they haven’t yet officially made their way inside

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At least they sometimes get to take a peek at the good stuff

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Taking a break from attempting to get in

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The meowseum has even made cool merch dedicated to the furry art lovers

Check out the duo in action in the video below

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Daria B
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5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Okay, before the comments section becomes an "anti-museum hatefest". Let's try to be rational. Cats are lovely and all, but a museum cannot afford little potential damage makers. But it would be great indeed if they could find a way to make the cats comply and become their official mascots.

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Hans
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Actually, the photos illustrate that the staff seems to be quite affectionate, too.

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Sivi
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Knowing how cats like to push things off a high place then yeah I understand why the cats cant come into the museum.

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Kenny Kulbiski
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Let them in. They're cats, ten seconds after they're in they'll want back out.

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Daria B
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5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Okay, before the comments section becomes an "anti-museum hatefest". Let's try to be rational. Cats are lovely and all, but a museum cannot afford little potential damage makers. But it would be great indeed if they could find a way to make the cats comply and become their official mascots.

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Hans
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Actually, the photos illustrate that the staff seems to be quite affectionate, too.

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Sivi
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Knowing how cats like to push things off a high place then yeah I understand why the cats cant come into the museum.

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Kenny Kulbiski
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Let them in. They're cats, ten seconds after they're in they'll want back out.

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