US EditionReady for It? Swifties Swarm German Museum to See Ophelia Painting
Fans celebrate Taylor Swift's 'The Fate of Ophelia' inspired by Friedrich Heyser's painting, with the single topping charts for four weeks, drawing many to Wiesbaden museum.
- On Sunday, fans gathered at Wiesbaden museum to see Friedrich Heyser's Ophelia painting, thought to have inspired Swift's 'The Fate of Ophelia' music video.
- Since the single's release last month, the Wiesbaden museum has been flooded with Taylor Swift fans, some dressed as Ophelia in white dresses with flowers, others in sparkly Swift-like outfits.
- At the start of the music video for 'The Fate of Ophelia,' Swift appears in a mock-up of the Heyser painting before she released its Oct. 28 acoustic version to boost chart performance.
- A 47-year-old office worker attended Sunday's event with her daughter, illustrating local visitor engagement as the Wiesbaden museum draws fans since Taylor Swift's single release last month.
- All charts dated Nov. 8 will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, Nov. 4, and CD singles pre-ordered late Oct. 30 through afternoon Oct. 31 will affect chart calculations once shipped.
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A painting, a pop star, a hype: how Taylor Swift's music video "The Fate of Ophelia" makes a Hessian museum a pilgrimage site.
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