US EditionCouple Destroys Swarovski-Covered ‘Van Gogh’ Chair in Italian Museum Mishap
- A couple damaged Nicola Bolla's Swarovski crystal-covered Van Gogh chair at Palazzo Maffei museum in Verona in April when the man sat on it and the chair collapsed under his weight.
- While posing for photos, the man seemed to slip and collapse onto the chair, damaging it, and the couple quickly left the museum prior to staff becoming aware of the incident.
- Palazzo Maffei shared surveillance footage on June 12 to highlight the fragility of art and reminded visitors to respect art and cultural heritage.
- Museum director Vanessa Carlon explained that people often act without thinking when taking photos, but emphasized that leaving without talking to staff was intentional and described the situation as a nightmare for the museum.
- Restorers successfully repaired the chair, which is now on display, and the museum expressed gratitude to police, security, and restorers for their work recovering the piece.
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A surveillance camera captured how a tourist destroyed a work of art by Nicola Bolla.
The accident damaged the ‘Van Gogh chair’, a piece covered with Swarovski crystals by Italian artist Nicola Bolla
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A couple of tourists caused significant damage to a work of art at the Palazzo Maffei Museum in Verona, Italy. The incident occurred when they tried to take a “creative” photograph with the piece titled The Van Gogh Chair by the artist Nicola Bolla.The Van Gogh chair is an extremely fragile work. At first glance it may look like a common chair, but its surface is completely covered with hundreds of Swarovski crystals, a fine glass material and m…
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An Italian museum has called on patrons to "respect art" after a couple was filmed breaking a chair covered in hundreds of glittering crystals. Footage released by the Palazzo Maffei, in Verona, shows a man and woman taking pictures of each other while pretending to sit on the so-called "Van Gogh" chair. The man then appears to slip and fall onto the chair, crushing it underneath him. Officials say the couple fled the museum before staff noticed…
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