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.

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 ...

The museum has reported the incident to police and released CCTV footage as a warning to respect art in public spaces.

Security footage from the museum shows a man and a woman taking pictures while pretending to sit on Nicola Bolla's "Van Gogh" chair before breaking it.

An art exhibit at Palazzo Maffei in Italy – a chair woven together using Swarovski crystals and foil – was damaged when museum visitors pretended to sit on it for photos.

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 ...

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Tourist falls on and destroys crystal Van Gogh chair in viral museum mishap An attempt at the perfect photo left a Van Gogh Swarovski-covered chair in ruins — now the museum is turning damage ...

ROME - An Italian museum has launched a manhunt for the most unlikely of outlaws – two clumsy middle-aged tourists who managed to almost wreck a work of art while posing for photos. Video ...

Italy museum hunts for tourists in viral chair-smashing video Palazzo Maffei in Verona described it as "every museum's nightmare" and said it had made a complaint to the police.