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Painting's Surprise Stardom: German Museum Sees Surge in Visitors After Taylor Swift Video
17 Oct
Summary
- Painting of Ophelia featured in Taylor Swift's music video
- Hundreds of additional visitors flocked to German museum to see the artwork
- Museum director hopes to show the original painting to Taylor Swift

In a surprising turn of events, a German museum has experienced a surge in visitors after a painting from its collection was featured in a Taylor Swift music video. The Hessische Landesmuseum in Wiesbaden has been delighted by the unexpected inspiration, as hundreds of additional people have flocked to the museum over the past weekend to see the artwork.
The painting in question is an Art Nouveau work by German artist Friedrich Heyser, depicting the character of Ophelia from William Shakespeare's play "Hamlet." The video for Taylor Swift's song "The Fate of Ophelia" opens with the superstar lying in a white dress, strikingly similar to the museum's painting.




