Tourist breaks Van Gogh Chair in Verona museum, damaging Nicola Bolla’s Swarovski artwork while ignoring warnings for a ...

A museum has appealed for two tourists who broke a crystal-encrusted chair by sitting on it to come forward and apologise.

A tourist sat on a “Van Gogh” chair at an art gallery before the piece collapsed underneath him.CCTV footage showed a man and ...

The responsible individuals are shown fleeing the scene in what the Palazzo Maffei’s director called “any museum’s nightmare.

A visitor taking a photo at the Palazzo Maffei crushed an Swarovski Crystal-covered sculpture by Nicola Bolla, known as Van Gogh Chair.

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 ...