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Museums are famous for their near-ubiquitous no touching rule.
This can help art and history feel more accessible.
One museum in Haifa, IsraeltheHecht Museumdid just that.
The vase in question was created between 2200 and 1500 BCE.
It was in shockingly complete condition, making it a rarity.
It was placed next to several others on a display stand without a glass barrier.
For a four-year-old, there was no easy way to see inside.
So young Ariel Geller tried to peer in with the curiosity and logic of a little child.
Ariel was there with his parents on a family trip to explore the museum.
His mother toldCNNthat her back was only turned for a singular moment when she heard a crash.
She whipped around to see her small son standing over the broken shards of the earthen artifact.
Im embarrassed, Anna Geller shared.
He told me he just wanted to see what was inside.
The family politely alerted the museum, even offering to pay.
But thankfully, the piece was insured against such accidents.
He even brought his own clay vase to gift to the museum.
Then, the family learned about the vase’s restoration process.
A four-year-old boy in Israel accidentally tipped over an ancient Bronze-age vase in a museum.
The museum then invited the child and his family back to see the restoration process.
