BY C STONE | STONE NEWS NETWORK ||| ITALY
Meanwhile in Italy, an Italian museum had their crystal-covered chair destroyed by a tourist who attempted to sit on it - despite signs saying not to.
You can watch the video here.
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| That moment before the chair collapses |
The chair was called "Van Gogh" and was located in a museum in Palazzo. Maffei - in Verona Italy. The video shows a man fall into the chair, causing it to collapse from his weight.
The couple quickly fled the scene after causing the damage, and have not been identified.
"Sometimes we lose our brains to take a picture, and we don't think about the consequences," says museum director Vanessa Carlon.
"Of course it was an accident, but these two people left without speaking to us - that isn't an accident," she adds. "This is a nightmare for any museum".
From the bbc:
The chair was built by Italian artist Nicola Bolla and is bejewelled with Swarovski crystals made from polished, machine-cut glass. It is named after Vincent van Gogh as a tribute to the Dutch artist's painting of a simple chair.
Bolla's piece is somewhat priceless, in that the museum declined to provide an estimate of its value when asked by the BBC.
Carlotta Menegazzo, an art historian based at the Palazzo Maffei, says that - while it looks sturdy - its frame is mostly hollow and kept together with foil.
"On the chair was a note warning people not to touch, and of course it is placed on a pedestal, so it's quite clear it's not a real chair," says Ms Menegazzo.
Two legs and the main seat were broken, but Ms Menegazzo says "a great job" has been done to restore the piece and it is now back in place.
Complete morons.
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