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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.
A visitor has damaged a 17th-century painting at the Uffizi Galleries in Florence after stumbling back into it while posing for a photo, the museum told CNN in a statement.
Uffizi director blasts selfie-taking tourists after 17th-century painting damaged Italian man trips posing in front of picture at Florence gallery, tearing canvass ...
A tourist accidentally damaged a painting at the Uffizi in Florence after he tripped while posing for a photograph.
Despite Italy being divided by heat and rain, hundreds of thousands of citizens and tourists visited state museums and archaeological parks for free during July's #domenicalmuseo, freely enjoying ...
This Saturday, June 21, a visitor to the Uffizi Galleries in Florence tore a hole in a 17th-century portrait after stumbling backwards during an attempt to mimic the subject’s pose for a photo.
By Issy Ronald and Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — A visitor has damaged a 17th-century painting at the Uffizi Galleries in Florence after stumbling back into it while posing for a photo, the museum ...
The Uffizi in Florence, home to masterpieces like Botticelli’s “The Birth of Venus” and Caravaggio’s “Medusa,” is cracking down on self-portraits with cameras after a tourist damaged ...
The director of Florence’s Uffizi Gallery has announced “strict limits” on selfie-taking tourists after an 18th-century painting was damaged by a careless visitor on Saturday.
A 300-year-old painting at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence was damaged when a visitor tripped while posing for a photo.