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The incident at the Uffizi Galleries is the latest in a series of tourist-related accidents at museums around the world. Now, the Florentine cultural institution plans to start limiting selfies ...
When a tourist crushed a crystal replica of Van Gogh’s chair to pose for a photo, it was a wake-up call: art’s biggest threat might now be outdated security tech. When a tourist damaged a crystal ...
Just last week, a similar incident made headlines when a tourist broke a Swarovski-covered Van Gogh chair at the Palazzo Maffei House-Museum in Verona.
Security footage shows the two museumgoers pretending to sit on the artwork as they pose for photos at the Palazzo Maffei in Italy. After the piece's front legs bucked, the pair left the museum ...
A tourist at Palazzo Maffei in Verona caused a stir by breaking a priceless crystal chair inspired by Van Gogh. CCTV footage captures the moment, raising questions about museum etiquette.
The famous Van Gogh chair made by artist Nicola Bolla was recently destroyed by visitors. The incident took place at the Palazzo Maffei in Verona, Italy, in April and was reported by the Palazzo ...
A couple destroyed a chair coated in crystals, known as the "Van Gogh" chair, at an Italian museum before video shows them fleeing the scene. Footage captured by the museum, Palazzo Maffei, located in ...
Video footage showed the Van Gogh’s Chair buckling under the weight of a male tourist who appeared to stumble backwards onto the chair as he was posing for a photo at Palazzo Maffei in Italy.
The couple, who was not identified, fled the scene at the Palazzo Maffei museum in Italy after the chair broke. See the video.