Designer furniture worth 250,000 kronor stolen from Västerbotten Museum in Umeå
Eight tables and approximately thirty designer chairs were stolen from Västerbotten Museum's outdoor dining area during the night into Tuesday. Police in Umeå are investigating the incident as theft.
Furniture theft at Västerbotten Museum – design inventory worth quarter of a million missing
Designer furniture valued at approximately 250,000 kronor has been stolen from the outdoor dining area at Västerbotten Museum in Umeå during the night into Tuesday, SVT Nyheter reports. The theft concerns eight tables and approximately thirty chairs from the manufacturer Grythyttan.
– We are taken aback and frightened, says Carina Eneroth, facility engineer at Västerbotten Museum.
The incident has been reported to police and is now being investigated by police in Umeå. Press spokesperson Elin Andersson confirms that the work is underway.
– It is an open case and we will investigate it as far as we can, we have received details from the person who filed the report, says Andersson.
The museum is appealing for witnesses and urges members of the public to come forward if they saw or heard anything in the area during the night. Even minor observations could be valuable, the museum writes in a post on Instagram.
Despite the theft, the museum's café remains open as usual. Extra tables have been placed indoors to meet guests' needs.
Source: SVT Nyheter