Putin statue vandalised in Rome wax museum
Rome waxwork of Russian leader is missing an eye.
A statue of Russian president Vladimir Putin in Rome's Wax Museum was vandalised on Wednesday, reports Italian newspaper La Repubblica.
The wax effigy of Putin has been left with one empty eye socket after a visitor to the museum apparently used force to shove the eye into the statue's head.
Fernando Canini, director of the Museo delle Cere, told La Repubblica that he hoped the "eye isn't too damaged because finding it in the same shade would not be easy".
Stressing that he is "absolutely against war", Canini said there were no plans to follow in the footsteps of Paris Wax Museum by removing the Putin statue.
He added that the role of the Rome museum is to "tell history", noting that if Putin were removed they would have to take away "lots of other statues" from the collection which includes wax figures of Hitler and Mussolini.
Photo La Repubblica
General Info
Address
P.za dei Santi Apostoli, 68/A, 00187 Roma RM, Italy
View on Map
Putin statue vandalised in Rome wax museum
P.za dei Santi Apostoli, 68/A, 00187 Roma RM, Italy
The Wanted Network
Latest What's on
Latest classifieds
British owned pub seeks part time staff to work 2-4 nights a week. The ideal candidate must speak excellent ENGLISH with a good understanding of Italian, have had previous experien...
Assistant Partnerships Coordinator - Accent Global Learning
Accent Global Learning, a leading education abroad partner for U.S. universities with study centers in Italy, France, Spain and the UK, is pleased to announce this new position on...
EXPERIENCED MOTHER TONGUE ENGLISH/BILINGUAL LANGUAGE TEACHERS
PRIVATE LANGUAGE SCHOOL SEEKING QUALIFIED, EXPERIENCED MOTHER TONGUE/BILINGUAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF ROME FOR IGCSE MATHS & PHYSICS PLUS ALL LEVELS CAMBRI...
Effective Maths, Physics and Science lessons in English
Experienced classroom teacher for Middle Years Science and any level Maths and Physics including University admissions and courses. Specific experience in teaching Cambridge Scienc...
