$5M in ancient art at Dallas Museum of Art destroyed by man 'mad at his girl,' police say
Dallas police said he evaded security guards at the museum, smashed glass casings, and destroyed ancient Greek items, at least one of which was from 450 BC.The Dallas Museum of Art is still open to the public, but certain parts are closed due to the damage.
Many who went to the museum Thursday didn’t know what happened until they arrived.
"Honestly, it’s really saddening. I am a big fan of the DMA, it has such historical art. It’s a tragic event to the whole Dallas community and we hope they can recover," Amail Beimenec said.
Court documents state that surveillance cameras caught a man with a "metal chair" in his hand at the door.
Shortly after a 9-1-1 call from inside the museum, the dispatcher told investigators the person admitted he broke in.
"It was someone that seemed to be angry, and his purpose was to get his anger exercised with the smashing, anything that he could find of glass," said Agustin Arteaga, who is with the Dallas Museum of Art.
The responding security guard told police he asked Hernandez why he broke, and Hernandez's alleged response was that he was mad at his girl so he broke in and started destroying property.
The most expensive items destroyed were a sixth-century Greek vase and a red figure pyxis that dates back to 450 BC.
Source:https://www.fox4news.com/news/dallas-museum-of-art-break-in-art-damaged
