Sara Guglielmetti Yesterday, Saturday 21 June 2025, at Uffizi Gallery in Florence, a tourist stumbled, ruining a 17th-century masterpiece. Here's what he's risking now.
Uffizi, tourist stumbles and damages 600th century masterpiece
The Uffizi of Florence They are one of the most visited museums in the world and, even yesterday, Saturday 21 June 2025, the number of visitors was as always enormous.
At a certain point, however, a tourist, whose identity has not been disclosed, he tripped and fell on a 600th century masterpiece and damaging it. The work pays the price “Portrait of Ferdinando De' Medici Grand Prince of Tuscany” del Nicoletto. Initially it was thought that the man had fallen to take a selfie but, from the video later released by Tg1 and Ansa, It doesn't look like the man was holding a cell phone at allBut what does the tourist risk now?
Uffizi, tourist stumbles and damages 600th century masterpiece: what is at risk
As we saw, yesterday a tourist is stumbled at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, damaging a 600th century masterpiece, “Portrait of Ferdinando De' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany”. To be precise, the man caused the fall a gash at the height of the Grand Prince's right foot. But what is the tourist at risk now? First of all, the museum has reassured that the work has not suffered significant damage and that it will be repaired within a few days. However, the exhibition has been suspended until July 2, probably in order to better reorganize the spaces and avoid similar episodes from happening again. The tourist, according to what was reported by Tg1, would have been reported. He risks being accused of negligent damage, intent seems to be excluded, in the event that he were to be recognized as having been negligent, imprudent or inexperienced. The man therefore risks criminal consequences in addition to compensation for the damage caused..