The damage to a centuries-old painting in the Italian museum was just one of many tourist incidents raising ire on the continent.
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The damage to a centuries-old painting in the Italian museum was just one of many tourist incidents raising ire on the continent.
By Amelia Nierenberg
Reporting from London
It’s another summer of European selfie snafus.
Uffizi director blasts selfie-taking tourists after 17th-century painting damaged
Fury as tourist tears a hole in painting while posing for a selfie
Portrait in Florence allegedly damaged by visitor taking a selfie
300-year-old painting in the Uffizi damaged after visitor trips while trying to ‘make a meme’
Für ein Selfie: Besucher beschädigt Gemälde in den Uffizien
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Los Uffizi limitarán el uso de móviles para memes y selfis después de que un turista rompiera un cuadro al hacerse una foto
Uffizi, si fa un selfie e inciampa: squarciato un dipinto del Seicento | Libero Quotidiano.it
Uffizi, per un selfie turista danneggia capolavoro del 1712. Il direttore: «Porremo limiti»
Firenze, un turista inciampa per una foto e sfonda un quadro del ‘700. ll direttore Verde: «Giro di vite sui selfie dentro agli Uffizi»
Italian man trips posing in front of picture at Florence gallery, tearing canvass
The unnamed culprit had been enjoying a visit to the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy when his day out took a turn for the worse.
The museum says it will impose restrictions on selfie-taking in the future.
The Uffizi Gallery in Florence is considering imposing restrictions on visitor behaviour after the incident, which follows a…
Ein Besucher der Uffizien in Florenz lehnte sich für ein Foto an ein barockes Porträt, bis die Leinwand nachgab. Selfies und…
Putting the focus on photos dilutes the experience for visitors and has led to a trail of smashed statues and ripped canvases
