A four-year-old boy destroyed a 3,500-year-old jug in a museum in the Israeli city of Haifa. The museum reacted calmly and invited the child and his family back. They said they could now look at the restored piece.
“There are cases where exhibits are deliberately damaged, and such cases are treated with great severity, including involving the police,” says Inbal Rivlin, director of the Hecht Museum. “In this case, however, that was not the case. The jug was accidentally damaged by a small child (…) and the response will be accordingly.”
“Working through the experience well”
The family had agreed to visit the museum again this weekend. A guided tour will be organized where they can reflect on the shared experience in a beautiful way, according to the museum.
The damaged ship dates back to the Middle Bronze Age between 2200 and 1500 BC, making it at least 3,500 years old. “Similar ships have been found during archaeological excavations, but most of them were broken or incomplete,” Rivlin said.
No glass walls
The museum displays objects mostly without barriers or glass walls. She believes that there is a special attraction to experiencing archaeological finds unhindered. After the incident, nothing will change.
Source: Krone
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