A tourist was caught crushing a Swarovski crystal chair at Palazzo Maffei museum in Verona, with surveillance footage showing ...

Video released by a museum in Verona, Italy shows a tourist sitting on and breaking a crystal-covered chair, which was inspired by Vincent Van Gogh’s 1888 painting, titled “Van Gogh’s Chair.” ...

June 15, 2025 / 10:59 AM EDT / CBS News An Italian museum is calling for visitors to respect the art on display after a tourist couple broke a crystal-covered chair before fleeing.

Watch: Tourist Destroys Crystal-Studded 'Van Gogh' Chair By Sitting On it The crystal-studded chair, named after the famous Dutch painter, was created by Italian artist Nicola Bolla.

Security footage shows the two museumgoers pretending to sit on the artwork as they pose for photos at the Palazzo Maffei in Italy. After the piece's front legs bucked, the pair left the museum ...

A tourist shattered a Swarovski-covered sculpture during a photo stunt. The museum shared the video to call for respect and ...

A couple visiting the Palazzo Maffei museum were posing for photos pretending to sit on Nicola Bolla’s “Van Gogh” chair, when the man accidentally sat down on the artwork, smashing it.

An Italian museum is calling for visitors to respect the art on display after a tourist couple broke a crystal-covered chair before fleeing. The Palazzo Maffei in Verona, Italy, released security ...

The chair took weeks to restore, at the museum’s expense, Ms. Carlon added. “It looks the same, but once an artwork is damaged it’s not really the same,” Ms. Carlon said.

A tourist was caught-on-camera crushing a Swarovski crystal-encrusted chair inside a museum in Italy – then taking off. The Palazzo Maffei in Verona took to social media to expose the tourist's ...

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.