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Tate Museum's 'Crack' Exhibit Hurts Audience

ROBERT SIEGEL, host:

Now from leaky roofs to one big crack in another museum's floor. This one is there on purpose.

MELISSA BLOCK, host:

At the Tate Modern in London, a work of sculpture has been causing problems. The work is called "Shibboleth." It's a fissure that runs the length of a huge gallery. According to the artist, it symbolizes racial division.

SIEGEL: At its widest point, the crack is big enough, as the Times of London reports, for a toddler to fall into and at least 10 people have been injured while checking out the crack - none of them seriously.

BLOCK: The museum says it's working to reduce the number of injuries but there are no plans to cover the crack. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.

Melissa Block
As special correspondent and guest host of NPR's news programs, Melissa Block brings her signature combination of warmth and incisive reporting. Her work over the decades has earned her journalism's highest honors, and has made her one of NPR's most familiar and beloved voices.
Robert Siegel
Prior to his retirement, Robert Siegel was the senior host of NPR's award-winning evening newsmagazine All Things Considered. With 40 years of experience working in radio news, Siegel hosted the country's most-listened-to, afternoon-drive-time news radio program and reported on stories and happenings all over the globe, and reported from a variety of locations across Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia. He signed off in his final broadcast of All Things Considered on January 5, 2018.