GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Beyond Van Gogh exhibit in Michigan was temporarily shut down Wednesday after a woman nearly fainted and pulled down some of the artwork, authorities said.
The exhibit, billed as an “immersive experience” highlighting the works of the Dutch post-impressionist painter, has been touring the country.
John Tellem, the media representative for the exhibit, told WZZM-TV that the woman was inside the exhibit’s education room when she felt faint.
According to Lt. Bill Smith of the Grand Rapids Fire Department, a visitor at the downtown Grand Rapids exhibit at DeVos Place nearly fainted and grabbed onto a drape, pulling down some of the exhibit, WMXI-TV reported.
Smith said that one bystander was struck when the drapes fell. Tellem added that said nothing in the immersive portion of the exhibit was damaged, WOOD-TV reported.
The woman who fainted did not require further assistance, WXMI reported. The exhibit opened shortly after the incident, Tellem said.