The couple, who was not identified, fled the scene at the Palazzo Maffei museum in Italy after the chair broke. See the video ...

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

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.

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 ...

A visitor to an Italian museum has broken a chair, covered in crystals, that was inspired by the work of Van Gogh - by sitting on it. Find out more here.

The artwork by Italian artist Nicola Bolla is known as “Van Gogh’s Chair” and is adorned with hundreds of Swarovski crystals.

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