为庆祝奥地利作曲家莫扎特的270岁生日，德国概念艺术家奥特马尔·赫尔在萨尔茨堡策划了一场展览，展出320座50厘米高的小型莫扎特雕像，分别陈列于莫扎特故居花园、住所及多个展馆。[1]展览于7月15日揭幕后，失窃事件随之而来。[1]不到两周内，超过80座高分子雕像被盗，到周三累计有210座雕像失踪。[1]
艺术家赫尔认为这是一起有组织的盗窃案，而非零散的游客偷窃。[1]他表示"最糟糕的对艺术家来说是他的作品消失"。[1]虽然每座雕像的预期售价约100欧元（114美元），但制造商目前休假，无法快速补充损失的作品。[1]展览延至8月30日。[1]
German conceptual artist Ottmar Hörl created an exhibition of 320 small Mozart statues across Salzburg to commemorate the 270th birthday of the Austrian composer, with the display opening on July 15 [1]. Within two weeks of the unveiling, over 80 of the polymer figurines had vanished, and by Wednesday the total number of missing statues had climbed to 210 [1]. The 50-centimeter-tall sculptures, each valued at approximately 100 euros (114 dollars), were distributed across Mozart's birthplace garden, his former residence, and multiple exhibition venues [1].
Hörl believes the disappearances represent organized theft rather than casual souvenir-taking by visitors [1]. The artist stated that "the worst thing for an artist is when his work disappears," highlighting the frustration with the systematic nature of the losses [1]. Replacement efforts have been hampered by the manufacturer's vacation, preventing swift replenishment of the stolen pieces [1]. The exhibition, originally scheduled to conclude earlier, has been extended through August 30 [1].