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Mini-Mozart heist blights anniversary tribute as thieves make off with 210 statuettes
Officials said 210 of 320 gold figures vanished from the Mozart tribute, and organizers could not quickly replace them.
- On Wednesday, officials in Salzburg reported that more than 200 gold Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart statuettes disappeared from an exhibition marking the composer's 270th birthday, leaving the tribute considerably less crowded.
- The Mozarteum Foundation unveiled 320 polymer figures on July 15, designed by German conceptual artist Ottmar Hoerl to showcase Mozart's human side alongside his dog, Pimperl.
- Suspecting organized theft rather than casual souvenir-taking, Hoerl noted the statues are valued at about $114 each, lamenting that "the worst thing for an artist is when his work dissolves."
- Organizers lacked sufficient spare statuettes to replace the 210 missing figures, and the manufacturer's summer holiday prevented quick production. The display remains open until Aug. 30.
- Hoerl stated that working in public spaces inevitably invites destruction and theft, pointing to a Richard Wagner installation in Bayreuth, Germany, where statues were stolen within 10 days.
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·Vienna, Austria
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·Berlin, Germany
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