The National Watch and Clock Museum draws about 14,500 visitors annually to see the almost 2,000 clocks on display, Poirer said. Unfortunately, the museum guest in question was no master watchmaker, and after lifting one of the weights, the clock became unbalanced and fell off the wall.
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A visitor to America’s National Watch & Clock Museum in Pennsylvania is no doubt wishing he could turn back time after curiosity got the better of him and he accidentally smashed an intricately designed timepiece.
Speaking to nbcphiladelphia.com, museum director Noel Poirier says he believes the man was attempting to get the clock to start running again. “I think what he was trying to do was raise the weight up because I think he thought that would make the clock run”.
The video, which is titled “Please Don’t Touch!”, shows a man and woman approach the elaborate wooden clock hanging on the wall to take a picture.
Along with the video, the museum posted a message that read, “This is why we beg and plead with our visitors to please refrain from touching objects in museums”, adding that the couple did notify museum staff about the mishap.
Stress test: Poirier told the AP that they have had more problems with adults, who seem to “feel slightly more entitled”, to touch when they shouldn’t.
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The sculptural clock was made by Minnesota-based artist James Borden. Borden has agreed to fix the clock sculpture for the museum, “so it’s not the end of the world”, Poirier said Thursday.
