""At the moment we are having an absolute 'Ophelia' run at the museum, especially on the weekends," Museum director Dr Andreas Henning told The Local. The artwork at the centre of the frenzy was painted around 1900 by Dresden artist Friedrich Heyser. Its inspiration is the tragic character Ophelia in Shakespeare's Hamlet, who drowns in a river after her lover accidentally kills her father."
"Henning said the museum is seeing several hundred Swifties the nickname for devoted Swift fans every week. "They enter the museum and at the desk they ask: 'Where is Ophelia? Where can I find Ophelia?' And it's great because they explore the Art Nouveau collection, and they take the chance to explore the other artworks. They talk with our guides in the museum. "It really is amazing that this song by Taylor Swift brings such a lot of young people into the museum."
Museum Wiesbaden is experiencing a surge of visitors drawn by the Art Nouveau painting Ophelia that inspired Taylor Swift's music video for The Fate of Ophelia. The painting was created around 1900 by Dresden artist Friedrich Heyser and depicts Shakespeare's Ophelia, who drowns after her lover accidentally kills her father. The museum receives several hundred devoted Swift fans each week who ask staff where Ophelia is, pose for photos, and explore the Art Nouveau collection. Visitors engage with museum guides and examine other artworks. The music video has been viewed more than 87 million times on YouTube.
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