Mother, daughter wreak havoc at Art Museum

 

Museum officials say a mother and daughter destroyed a sculpture while visiting an exhibit named “Fair and Square,” at the Susquehanna Art Museum in Harrisburg, PA. The sculpture features children’s toys and a life-sized swing set that has been welded to resemble the scales of justice.

The women mistook the sculpture for an interactive piece and pulled the swings down to ride them. Artist Sean Matthews says the piece took two years to create, and is insured for $5000. It is unclear if the women will pay for the damage. The artist is waiting to see if he will be reimbursed.

“I looked away for a moment and then, boom, it’s down,” museum director Alice Anne Schwab says. “The swings were swinging … We were just devastated. Schwab said the two then walked to a different section of the museum and picked up pieces of a different art installation despite signage telling visitors not to touch anything.

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