“Insulting for all of Italy’: Fuss over “prostitute” statement by German museum director in Florence. Cecilie Hollberg directs the Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence, whose most famous work is the statue of David.

“Once a city has become a prostitute, it is difficult for it to become a virgin again. If the brakes are not put on now, there is no hope left,” says the museum director.