Child knocks over a $480,000 gold wedding crown at the X Museum in Beijing

A video of a boy knocking over a gold crown worth almost $500,000 at a museum has gone viral on social media.

The clip posted to X shows a young boy repeatedly grabbing onto a display podium with a clear top, encasing the handcrafted wedding crown at Beijing’s X Museum.

The crown, made from two kilograms of pure gold, is rumoured to be worth around $480,000.

It belongs to Chinese beauty influencer, Zhang Kaiyi, who had organised the exhibition with her husband, Zhang Yudong.

Mr Zhang had crafted the crown himself, as a gift for his wife to wear at their wedding.

The unique piece was not commercially available and could not be easily valued, however experts estimate around $85,859 worth of damage was caused by the fall.

Ms Zhang believes its value cannot be calculated solely on the weight of the gold, and says she is “seeking advice online on how to best calculate the damage.”

It is still unclear how well the display was secured, and whether or not there was a “do not touch” sign displayed before the accident.

A similar incident occurred earlier in the year when a tourist couple broke a Swarovski crystal-studded chair in an Italian art gallery in June.

The piece, dubbed the “Van Gogh” chair, was displayed at Palazzo Maffei, an art gallery in Verona, northern Italy.

Security camera footage showed the pair taking turns pretending to sit on the seat.

The man appears to loose his balance, falling onto the chair and crushing it beneath him, before the two immediately walk away.

Museum officials say the couple fled before staff noticed what had happened.

The artwork was left with two broken legs and damage to the main seat, however the chair has since been repaired.

The footage serves as a reminder to be careful around artwork when visiting museums.