Rembrandt's Night Watch was severely damaged by a museum visitor in 1975. Restoration took eight months. The documentary follows the restoration process - from sewing up the tears, putting on an extra layer of linen, removing the old layer of varnish and finally repainting the canvas - and its reappearance in public.
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