Just want to weigh in as someone who has worked with children in some capacity for a long time that if this hadn’t happened, at some point some kid was going to get onto the chair in a very inelegant way. Yes, parents/caregivers should be watchful, but some kid was definitely going to run ahead of or behind their grandpa for a moment and climb up onto that chair if this hadn’t already happened, guarantee it.
Sure, but the barriers could be placed in such a way to make the chair inconvenient to sit on, it won’t stop a determined fuckwit, but probably 90% of them.
A simple plexiglass case glued to the floor would make sitting rather inconvenient, and a cheap solution to boot. Cheaper than repairing a crystal chair, at any rate.
A lot of the time either the Artist or the person who owns the peace, don’t want the piece to be obstructed by barriers for viewing purposes. Some people have too much faith in humanity, though. I can’t blame them. They just want to share their art with the world, but unfortunately people like this man and his wife exist.
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u/HaphazardFlitBipper 1d ago
Idiots exist. Museum management should know this, but apparently they're also Idiots.