Tourists Run Afoul of Sensitive Snoot

MILAN (Reuters) – Custodians of Michelangelo’s
David are thinking of blasting air at dusty, sweaty tourists to stop
them sullying the Renaissance sex symbol.

Months after a painstaking and costly clean-up of the 500-year-old nude statue,
experts at Florence’s Galleria dell’Accademia found dust and humidity brought
in by streams of tourists had begun to tarnish their top crowd-puller again.

"The tourists carry in heaps of dust from outside. Dust may sound innocent,
but the city grime contains lots of chemicals. They also bring in humidity when
it’s raining," museum director Franca Falletti told Reuters on Monday.

How about obligatory showers and a MASS
(Michelangelo Antiseptic Souvenir Scrubs) for all visitors?

from Reuters