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Kid Crawls On Million-Dollar Artwork, Internet Lets Out Collective WTF?

Kid Crawls On Million-Dollar Artwork, Internet Lets Out Collective WTF?

This is why we can't have nice things.

Holy crap. Horrible kids, horrible parents. @tate pic.twitter.com/6h1nuY6CfQ

— THEODORE:ART (@TheodoreArt) January 26, 2014

A precocious child recently mistook London's Tate Modern museum for a really awesome playground. Right before his aunt and uncle's eyes, he climbed onto a Donald Judd sculpture -- an artwork likely worth millions of dollars. The entire scene was caught on camera by Stephanie Theodore, who had some words for the offenders:

@hragv yes. I told the woman the the kids were using a $10mm art work as a toy, she told me I knew nothing abt kids. Obv she doesn't either

— THEODORE:ART (@TheodoreArt) January 26, 2014

@robertasmithnyt @Tate to their credit, they were very grateful for bringing it to their attention

— THEODORE:ART (@TheodoreArt) January 26, 2014

We know the whole "DO NOT TOUCH" mentality of museums can be a little tempting, particularly for kids, but napping on a masterpiece? Let us know your thoughts on the candid moment in the comments.

UPDATE: Hyperallergic spoke to the parents of the offending children. It turns out the adults in the photo above are are actually the kids' aunt and uncle. (This post has been amended to reflect that fact.)Read more about it here.

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