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re: Boy trips in museum, tears hole in 17th century painting worth $1.5m
Posted on 8/25/15 at 1:23 pm to Jim Rockford
Posted on 8/25/15 at 1:23 pm to Jim Rockford
How in the world would the museum ALLOW that painting to be so close to the visitors without being protected.....the museum should be sued negligence, if they don't own the painting.
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Posted on 8/25/15 at 1:25 pm to crimsonsaint
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The dumb arse museum employees are at fault for putting it on display where it could be destroyed.
Posted on 8/25/15 at 1:40 pm to Tear It Up
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Am I the only one who thinks he tripped on purpose trying to be funny? Or as part of a dare to touch the painting?
Watching the video over and over it doesn't appear he tripped on anything and does appear to be on purpose. If he did trip by accident he would have put his hand down on the rope and/or stand. There was no reason to go into the painting as it happened so slowly (not some dramatic crash) he could have went anywhere else but there.
Posted on 8/25/15 at 1:52 pm to lsu13lsu
Had a friend pulling an overnight detail at a museum in NOLA and was getting some final instruction from the museum. He asked what was the most valued piece and the guy refused to tell him. So my friend asked again, but more direct. IF THIS WHOLE PLACE WAS ON FIRE,WHICH frickING PIECE WOULD YOU WANT ME TO SAVE FIRST! The guy pointed and said this one right here.
True story from my friend R.A.
True story from my friend R.A.
This post was edited on 8/25/15 at 1:54 pm
Posted on 8/25/15 at 2:06 pm to Jim Rockford
Am I the only one confused on how he "stumbled"?
Doesn't trip over his own feet. Doesn't even hit the little table thing separating the painting from the onlookers. Just falls
Doesn't trip over his own feet. Doesn't even hit the little table thing separating the painting from the onlookers. Just falls
Posted on 8/25/15 at 2:26 pm to crimsonsaint
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The dumb arse museum employees are at fault for putting it on display where it could be destroyed.
1.) it's not destroyed
2.) The purpose of an art museum is to display art, not warehouse it. It's not feasible to have every piece protected from a freak accident. You could walk into the Smithsonian Art Museum today and easily damage priceless works of art if you felt the urge.
This post was edited on 8/25/15 at 2:27 pm
Posted on 8/25/15 at 4:01 pm to Haughton99
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CBS News ?@CBSNews
Boy trips over rope, punches hole through 17th-century painting worth more than $1.5 million LINK
surveillance video of the kid doing the damage in the link
Posted on 8/25/15 at 4:04 pm to Dr. Shultz
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Am I the only one confused on how he "stumbled"?
Doesn't trip over his own feet. Doesn't even hit the little table thing separating the painting from the onlookers. Just falls
it does look like his foot hits a raised platform
Posted on 8/25/15 at 4:07 pm to OysterPoBoy
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I don't know what this means but I feel like you nailed it.
See below. 
Posted on 8/25/15 at 4:10 pm to Jim Rockford
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He looks up at the canvas, shown later to have a fist-sized gash at the bottom, and freezes, looking around at other people in the room.
Posted on 8/25/15 at 4:11 pm to AmOutlawBR
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You beat me to it
I bust out laughing everytime I see this painting.
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Posted on 8/25/15 at 4:15 pm to kywildcatfanone
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How do they allow you to get that close to it with a soft drink in your hand
I've never seen any quality art museum allowed food or drink in the display area, or not have the painting protected from the crowd.
Posted on 8/25/15 at 4:24 pm to Jim Rockford
That's almost as funny as when the two idiots tried to Super Glue the beard back onto the King Tut mask.
That went about as well as one would expect.
That went about as well as one would expect.
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