Night at the museum: Student charged after breaking into Australian Museum and taking selfies with dinosaurs

Twenty-five-year-old faces charges of stealing cowboy hat and piece of artwork

Australian police on Monday charged a German student with breaking into a Sydney museum as security footage showed him allegedly taking selfies next to dinosaur exhibits.

New South Wales (NSW) Police said that Paul Kuhn broke into the Australian Museum on 10 May around 1am. local time, using some nearby scaffolding to gain access, before exploring the exhibits for 40 minutes.

“He’s taken some selfies with some of the displays. He’s also stolen a hat and a picture (from) the wall and eventually left,” Sean Heaney, chief inspector, NSW Police told reporters in Sydney.

The 25-year-old student appeared on Monday in court where he faced charges of stealing a cowboy hat and a piece of artwork.

He was granted bail on the condition that he surrenders his passport and adheres to a curfew.

The Australian Museum is the country’s oldest. It has been closed to the public since August 2019 for renovations.

Reuters