{"id":124580,"date":"2025-11-06T07:40:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T07:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/124580\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T07:40:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T07:40:11","slug":"teen-allegedly-ripped-down-artwork-at-new-yorks-metropolitan-museum-of-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/124580\/","title":{"rendered":"Teen Allegedly Ripped Down Artwork At New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 19-year-old from Texas, Joshua Vavrin, was arrested after causing damage to several artworks at the Metropolitan Museum of Art<\/a> in New York City on Monday (November 3). Vavrin, reportedly under the influence of an unknown substance, was turned in to authorities by his mother.<\/p>\n

According to the New York Post, Vavrin splashed water on two renowned paintings<\/a>: the 19th-century Princesse de Broglie by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres and the 16th-century Madonna and Child with Saints by Girolamo dai Libri. He also tore two historic tapestries from the walls. The damage is estimated at $1,000 per artwork.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for the Met stated that no permanent damage was done to the artworks<\/a>, and no individuals were harmed. They expressed gratitude to the museum’s security staff and the NYPD for maintaining safety.<\/p>\n

Vavrin was charged with criminal mischief and is expected to appear in Manhattan Criminal Court. The extent of the charges could vary, with potential penalties ranging from a fine to a prison sentence, depending on the severity of the damage.<\/p>\n

The incident highlights the importance of security measures at cultural institutions, as the Met restricts items visitors can bring, allowing only sealed water bottles for medical reasons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A 19-year-old from Texas, Joshua Vavrin, was arrested after causing damage to several artworks at the Metropolitan Museum…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":124581,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[46158,307,304,305,306,308,93,61,60],"class_list":{"0":"post-124580","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-ai-assisted","9":"tag-arts","10":"tag-arts-and-design","11":"tag-artsanddesign","12":"tag-artsdesign","13":"tag-design","14":"tag-entertainment","15":"tag-ie","16":"tag-ireland"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124580"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124580\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/124581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}