Visitor Damage at Uffizi Sparks Concerns Over Selfie Culture
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European museums are facing increasing challenges from tourists taking selfies and engaging in risky behavior, leading to damage of artworks and museum property, prompting calls for better safety measures and visitor management.
Topics:entertainment#artwork-damage#european-tourism#museum-incidents#museum-safety-measures#selfie-dangers#world
- A Photo Gone Wrong in the Uffizi Worries Europe’s Museums The New York Times
- Portrait in Florence allegedly damaged by visitor taking a selfie BBC
- ‘I’ve been told off for taking snaps too’: our critic on the selfie-taking crackdown at the Uffizi gallery The Guardian
- Visitor damages Uffizi painting while posing for photo CNN
- Visitor Tears Hole in 17th-Century Painting at Uffizi Galleries Hyperallergic
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