Kids Smashed World’s Largest Glass-Blown Sculpture Worth $65,000

It took Spanish glassblower Miguel Arribas 500 hours to build the largest glass-blown sculpture in the world. The sculpture is a whimsical castle inspired by Cinderella’s castle. But in a fraction of a second, young visitors managed to ruin the sculpture.

Last weekend, it was announced by the Shanghai Museum of Glass that two children accidentally knocked the Fantasy Castle down while playing inside the museum. Miguel Arribas gave the sculpture to the museum back in 2016 as a gift for its fifth anniversary. The record-setting masterpiece weighed 60kg, had about 500,000 glass loops. Its spires were made using 24-karat gold. The sculpture consisted of 30,000 individual parts. It was estimated to be worth around $65,000.

According to the museum, the accident happened on May 30th when two children visited the museum with their parents. While playing, the young visitors crossed the belt barrier and toppled over the sculpture. The main spire was shattered and other sections were also damaged.

After the incident, the museum had contacted Arribas about repairing the sculpture. However, because of the COVID-19 pandemic and travel restrictions, it is impossible to travel to China right now.

The parents of the two children have already apologized and promised to take full responsibility for the sculpture’s repair.

Miguel Arribas co-founded the Arribas Bros. glassware focusing on Disney-themed glass souvenirs and memorabilia.

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