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Tourist sits on and breaks 'Van Gogh' chair covered in hundreds of crystals
The couple, who was not identified, fled the scene at the Palazzo Maffei museum in Italy after the chair broke. See the video ...
Tourists break crystal-covered chair at Italian museum: "Every museum's nightmare has come true"
Security footage from the museum shows a man and a woman taking pictures while pretending to sit on Nicola Bolla's "Van Gogh" ...
Tourists caught sitting on, breaking Swarovski-covered ‘Van Gogh’ chair
A selfie attempt went terribly wrong at Verona’s Palazzo Maffei, leaving a glittering crystal chair shattered. The couple ...
Tourist shatters ‘Van Gogh’ chair while posing for photos
A tourist sat on a “Van Gogh” chair at an art gallery before the piece collapsed underneath him.CCTV footage showed a man and ...
‘Idiot’ tourist sits on and shatters ‘Van Gogh’ chair adorned with thousands of Swarovski crystals
A selfish tourist in Italy sat on a chair honoring Van Gogh that was adorned with thousand of Swarovski crystals, crushing ...
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Museum Visitor Breaks Swarovski-Covered ‘Van Gogh’ Chair
A visitor taking a photo at the Palazzo Maffei crushed an Swarovski Crystal-covered sculpture by Nicola Bolla, known as Van Gogh Chair.
Tourist caught-on-camera smashing crystal-studded ‘Van Gogh’ chair at art museum
A tourist was caught crushing a Swarovski crystal chair at Palazzo Maffei museum in Verona, with surveillance footage showing the culprit fleeing after damaging the art.
Tourist falls on and destroys crystal Van Gogh chair in viral museum mishap
A tourist shattered a Swarovski-covered sculpture during a photo stunt. The museum shared the video to call for respect and accountability.
Visitors Break Crystal Chair in Sit-and-Run at Italian Museum
Ms. Carlon noted that they “walked out slowly, not rushing.” One of the museum’s security guards saw the pair leaving the museum via the building’s large baroque staircase, she added. But right ...
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Couple destroys Swarovski-covered ‘Van Gogh’ chair in Italian museum mishap
The video shows the pair taking photos and pretending to sit on the chair before the man eventually sits on it, causing it to ...
Tourist sits on art work, breaks Swarovski crystal-covered ‘Van Gogh’ chair in Italian museum. Watch
The incident unfolded when a museum guard stepped out of the room, and a couple began clicking photos near the piece of art.
Museum’s CCTV shows moment visitor broke artwork by sitting on it
A crystal-covered chair inspired by one of Vincent Van Gogh’s most famous paintings was seriously damaged when a tourist sat on it while posing for a photograph, according to the Italian museum where ...