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Uffizi to Limit Selfies After Visitor Damages Historic Painting

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Source: Newser
Uffizi to Limit Selfies After Visitor Damages Historic Painting
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A tourist at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence damaged an 18th-century painting while attempting a selfie, leading to minor restoration but raising concerns about museum safety measures and visitor behavior.

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  1. Tourist Damages Painting in Quest for Jokey Photo  Newser
  2. Three-hundred-year-old painting in the Uffizi damaged after visitor trips while trying to ‘make a meme’  The Guardian
  3. Portrait in Florence allegedly damaged by visitor taking a selfie  BBC
  4. Visitor damages Uffizi painting while posing for photo  CNN
  5. Uffizi director to ‘limit’ selfies after posing visitor damages 18th-century painting  The Art Newspaper

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