Overview

• Visitors are flocking to Museum Wiesbaden after Swift’s opening tableau was noted to closely resemble Friedrich Heyser’s Ophelia, according to museum officials.
• Hundreds arrived over the weekend — roughly 500 by the museum’s estimate — with some traveling long distances, and staff report fans have been respectful.
• Heyser’s Art Nouveau painting of Ophelia (circa 1900) is a collection highlight, though the museum says it cannot confirm it was a direct template for the video.
• The museum has organized a special Ophelia reception and guided tour on Nov. 2, with free entry for attendees dressed as Swift or as Ophelia.
• Coverage notes the video likely layers references that include Millais’s famous Ophelia, while the song and video’s chart-topping performance has amplified interest in the artwork.