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IOL News
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- IOL News
WATCH: Grand collapse at the museum - tourist sits on a priceless crystal chair and breaks it!
Museums are like giant 'Do Not Touch' signs with exquisite lighting. And yet, for some of us (yes, me included), the temptation is just too strong. I mean, if something has survived 4,000 years, surely it can survive a gentle, reverent touch - right? That was my logic years ago when I lovingly ran my fingers over an ancient Egyptian stone tablet in the Nubian Museum in Aswan. The hieroglyphics were breathtaking, and I was completely entranced… until a very polite curator tapped me on the shoulder and explained (with a smile that said 'you silly tourist') that no, the artefacts are not meant to be stroked like a golden retriever. The priceless crystal chair incident that has sparked online cringe Fast-forward to today, and it turns out I'm not alone in my museum misdemeanours. In Italy, a crystal chair inspired by Vincent van Gogh's famous 1888 painting Van Gogh's Chair was recently damaged by a tourist who did more than just look - he sat. Yes, really. CCTV footage from Palazzo Maffei in Verona shows a man and woman taking turns to pose next to the museum's prized piece, a Swarovski crystal-covered chair by Italian artist Nicola Bolla, created between 2006 and 2007.
Buzz Feed
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
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▼文章ありの詳しい記事はこちら Instagram: @palazzomaffeiverona Instagram: @palazzomaffeiverona A couple of tourists at a museum in Italy were taking photos with artist Nicola Bolla's 'Van Gogh' chair — a piece covered with hundreds of Swarovski crystals — when one of them appeared to accidentally crush the chair while pretending to sit on it. — ABC News (@ABC) June 16, 2025 Twitter: @ABC
The Herald Scotland
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Herald Scotland
Nicola Bolla's 'Van Gogh' chair breaks after tourist sits on it: video
One person attempts to sit on the chair for a photo opp while the other holds the camera. As the tourist leans against the crystal-covered chair, suddenly the legs give out and piece collapses. The couple is then shown walking away. Watch the moment in the video above. It's "the nightmare of every museum," the museum said in the statement. The piece, which was placed on the pedestal before the incident and had a note on it asking guests not to touch it, has since been restored and placed back in the museum, according to the BBC. Must-see video: Watch raccoon jump off moving truck, roll onto Wisconsin highway What is the 'Van Gogh' chair? The chair was created by the artist Nicola Bolla between 2006 and 2007, according to CNN. It is a modern interpretation of Dutch artist Van Gogh's painting "Van Gogh's Chair," which was created in 1888. "This painting of a simple chair set on a bare floor of terracotta tiles is one of Van Gogh's most iconic images," according to the National Gallery in London. Museum asks for art to be 'respected!' "Art must be respected!" the museum stated in the press release. The museum said it released the video of the couple, not to condemn them, but "to make this serious event an opportunity for reflection for everyone." The couple has not been identified. Julia is a trending reporter for USA TODAY. Connect with her on LinkedIn, X, Instagram and TikTok: @juliamariegz, or email her at jgomez@
Indianapolis Star
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Indianapolis Star
Tourist sits on and breaks 'Van Gogh' chair covered in hundreds of crystals
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 Verona, Italy, shows two tourists waiting to leave the area and then one of the two sits in the chair, which was covered in hundreds of Swarovski crystals, according to a press release published by the museum in Italian. One person attempts to sit on the chair for a photo opp while the other holds the camera. As the tourist leans against the crystal-covered chair, suddenly the legs give out and piece collapses. The couple is then shown walking away. Watch the moment in the video above. It's "the nightmare of every museum," the museum said in the statement. The piece, which was placed on the pedestal before the incident and had a note on it asking guests not to touch it, has since been restored and placed back in the museum, according to the BBC. Must-see video: Watch raccoon jump off moving truck, roll onto Wisconsin highway The chair was created by the artist Nicola Bolla between 2006 and 2007, according to CNN. It is a modern interpretation of Dutch artist Van Gogh's painting "Van Gogh's Chair," which was created in 1888. "This painting of a simple chair set on a bare floor of terracotta tiles is one of Van Gogh's most iconic images," according to the National Gallery in London. "Art must be respected!" the museum stated in the press release. The museum said it released the video of the couple, not to condemn them, but "to make this serious event an opportunity for reflection for everyone." The couple has not been identified.
Indianapolis Star
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Indianapolis Star
Tourist sits on and breaks 'Van Gogh' chair covered in hundreds of crystals
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 Verona, Italy, shows two tourists waiting to leave the area and then one of the two sits in the chair, which was covered in hundreds of Swarovski crystals, according to a press release published by the museum in Italian. One person attempts to sit on the chair for a photo opp while the other holds the camera. As the tourist leans against the crystal-covered chair, suddenly the legs give out and piece collapses. The couple is then shown walking away. Watch the moment in the video above. It's "the nightmare of every museum," the museum said in the statement. The piece, which was placed on the pedestal before the incident and had a note on it asking guests not to touch it, has since been restored and placed back in the museum, according to the BBC. Must-see video: Watch raccoon jump off moving truck, roll onto Wisconsin highway The chair was created by the artist Nicola Bolla between 2006 and 2007, according to CNN. It is a modern interpretation of Dutch artist Van Gogh's painting "Van Gogh's Chair," which was created in 1888. "This painting of a simple chair set on a bare floor of terracotta tiles is one of Van Gogh's most iconic images," according to the National Gallery in London. "Art must be respected!" the museum stated in the press release. The museum said it released the video of the couple, not to condemn them, but "to make this serious event an opportunity for reflection for everyone." The couple has not been identified.
