{"id":2095771,"date":"2025-10-16T17:16:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T17:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2095771"},"modified":"2025-10-16T17:16:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T17:16:10","slug":"swifties-are-traveling-to-this-german-art-museum-after-taylor-swifts-latest-music-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/swifties-are-traveling-to-this-german-art-museum-after-taylor-swifts-latest-music-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Swifties Are Traveling to This German Art Museum After Taylor Swift&#8217;s Latest Music Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Is overtourism coming for this German museum next? That remains to be seen, but the Swifties are already on the way after a painting featured in Taylor Swift\u2019s latest music video drew a surge of visitors to a lesser-known art museum over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hundreds of Swifties have reportedly traveled to the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlmd.de\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hessische Landesmuseum;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Hessische Landesmuseum<\/a> in central Germany to see Friedrich Heyser\u2019s \u201cOphelia,\u201d painted at the turn of the 20th century. Per the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Entertainment\/wireStory\/taylor-swift-fans-flood-german-museum-painting-echoing-126575100\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Associated Press;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Associated Press<\/a>, one family made the trip from Hamburg\u2014a five-hour drive\u2014just to view the painting, museum spokesperson Susanne Hirschmann told German news outlets on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span class=\"caption\">Friedrich Heyser\u2019s <em>Ophelia<\/em>, c. 1900.<\/span> <span class=\"photo-credit\">Wikimedia Commons<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The oil canvas appears to have inspired the opening scene of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ko70cExuzZM\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:singer\u2019s new music video for \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia,\u201d;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">singer\u2019s new music video for \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia,\u201d<\/a> the first track on her new album, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/leisure\/arts-and-culture\/a68157283\/taylor-swift-life-of-a-showgirl-literary-references-explained\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Life of a Showgirl;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>The Life of a Showgirl<\/em><\/a>. In the opening shot, Swift poses as Ophelia in a scene that mirrors the painting\u2019s composition, from the flowing white gown to the Art Nouveau setting.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"A serene scene depicting a woman in a white dress lying on a water surface surrounded by vegetation and flowers.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"483\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/X8JFifmkSDpwB6MX8H4mng--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTQ4MztjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/town_country_721\/18acebd31063b94602ee6571931d20bd\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span class=\"caption\">Taylor Swift as Ophelia in the music video.<\/span> <span class=\"photo-credit\">Taylor Swift &#8211; YouTube<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There are <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/artanddesign\/2024\/sep\/15\/river-stour-sculpture-commemorates-16th-century-drowning-that-inspired-shakespeare\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:multiple sculptures;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">multiple sculptures<\/a> and artworks around the world dedicated to and inspired by the fictional character of Ophelia, the most famous of which is arguably the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tate.org.uk\/art\/artworks\/millais-ophelia-n01506\/story-ophelia\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:John Everett Millais masterpiece in the Tate in London;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">John Everett Millais masterpiece in the Tate in London<\/a>, completed in 1852.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The song references the tragic Shakespearean character from <em>Hamlet<\/em>. In the play, the titular character accidentally kills her father, Polonius. Consumed with grief, she later drowns herself. In Swift\u2019s song, her lyrics reference the story with a different ending. Singing to a lover that she \u201cmight\u2019ve drowned in the melancholy,\u201d she thanks them for showing up, telling them that they \u201csaved [her] heart from the fate of Ophelia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d is currently the No. 1 song on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/taylor-swift-hot-100-fate-of-ophelia-number-one\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the Billboard Hot 100;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">the Billboard Hot 100<\/a> as well as on Apple Music for the U.S. Top 100, Global Top 100, and German Top 100.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>You Might Also Like<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is overtourism coming for this German museum next? That remains to be seen, but the Swifties are already on the way after a painting featured in Taylor Swift\u2019s latest music video drew a surge of visitors to a lesser-known art museum over the weekend. Hundreds of Swifties have reportedly traveled to the Hessische Landesmuseum in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2095772,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[366502,395824,23084],"class_list":["post-2095771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-art-museum","tag-german-museum","tag-taylor-swift"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Swifties-Are-Traveling-to-This-German-Art-Museum-After-Taylor.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2095771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2095771"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2095771\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2095773,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2095771\/revisions\/2095773"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2095772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2095771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2095771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2095771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}