On September 26, an Italian visitor to the Museo delle Porcellane at Palazzo Pitti bumped forcefully into a glass case containing 18 precious statuettes from the 18th century from Ferdinandea di Napoli manufacture. 12 of them have been broken, and the damage has yet to be fully evaluated by restorers. &
On September 26, an Italian visitor to the Museo delle Porcellane at Palazzo Pitti bumped forcefully into a glass case containing 18 precious statuettes from the 18th century from Ferdinandea di Napoli manufacture. 12 of them have been broken, and the damage has yet to be fully evaluated by restorers.
The accident took place during regular museum opening hours and the visitor in question, an Italian, has been identified. The museum intends to take civil action for the damages.
Alexandra Korey is Head of Digital at The Florentine's sister company, Flod. She specializes in social media & digital strategy for tourism, culture and wine. In a past life, she was an art history professor with a PhD from the University of Chicago. For fun, she writes her blog www.arttrav.com, where she's been reporting on art, culture and life in Italy since 2004.
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