MOMA STORE RECALLS POPULAR YOSHITOMO NARA SNOW GLOBES OVER ‘LACERATION HAZARD’

02/08/2024

MoMA store recalls popular Yoshitomo Nara snow globes over ‘laceration hazard’ Art market Museums & heritage Exhibitions Books Podcasts Columns Technology Adventures with Van Gogh Search Search Museum gifts news MoMA store recalls popular Yoshitomo Nara snow globes over ‘laceration hazard’ To date almost 40 of the cutesy snow globes that were sold last November have either fractured or cracked Benjamin Sutton 8 February 2024 Share Yoshitomo Nara's Little Wanderer snow globes The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York has recalled one of its store’s popular holiday gift items, a series of snow globes designed by Japanese contemporary artist Yoshitomo Nara, because they “can crack or fracture, posing a laceration hazard”. According to a posting on the US Consumer Product Safety Commission’s website, around 1,915 of the cutesy Little Wanderer snow globes, which retailed for $85 each while they were on sale last November via the MoMA Design Store’s physical locations and website, have been sold. Buyers are eligible for a full refund, and are urged to “stop using and discard the recalled snow globes”.