Mini-Mozart heist blights anniversary tribute as thieves make off with 210 statuettes
- SALZBURG, Austria -- More than 200 gold statuettes of Austria's most famous composer disappeared from his hometown of Salzburg, officials said Wednesday, leaving a tribute to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on his 270th birthday considerably less crowded.
- The Mozarteum Foundation on July 15 unveiled 320 statuettes, barely 50 centimeters (less than 20 inches) high, showing Mozart with his dog.
- They were designed by German conceptual artist Ottmar Hörl.
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- SALZBURG, Austria -- More than 200 gold statuettes of Austria's most famous composer disappeared from his hometown of Salzburg, officials said Wednesday, leaving a tribute to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on his 270th birthday considerably less crowded.
- The Mozarteum Foundation on July 15 unveiled 320 statuettes, barely 50 centimeters (less than 20 inches) high, showing Mozart with his dog.
- They were designed by German conceptual artist Ottmar Hörl.
Sources: ABC News