We're still hopeful but we are no longer that confident. The chances of finding the paintings diminish with time and already a lot of time has passed.
These paintings are national treasures, but also international icons.
Some people think it's horrible to treat the matter as a game but we see things totally differently.
Attendance is between 800 and 1,000 visitors a day, which is higher than the level in recent years. It's not the Tate Gallery but for us it's very good.
The politicians would have laughed if we would have requested money for protection against armed robbers before 'The Scream' and 'Madonna' theft.