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Passionate followers of Taylor Swift are creating a noticeable rise in attendance at a Germany-based museum that exhibits a painting of the Shakespearean figure Ophelia, freshly referenced in a tune and music video from Swift's recent album "Her newest album".

The cultural institution in the central German town of Wiesbaden welcomed hundreds extra patrons than usual over the weekend, as fans hoped to observe the real depiction of the portrait that begins the music video for "Swift's new song".

In the visual piece, which has been viewed exceeding 65 million occasions on YouTube, the image comes alive, with Swift at its heart.

"We're really enjoying this focus - it's very enjoyable," an institution representative remarked.

The spokesperson mentioned that one family had come from the upper German city of this major city, a five-hour journey distant, while several of the guests were international visitors from a nearby U.S. base.

The representative explained that followers realized the artist's portrait - thought to date to the turn of the century - was there when the museum team, recognizing the similarity, published an notice on their online platform welcoming any the singer's followers to attend a unique museum walk.

The news then went viral on the internet, the museum reported.

Social media content explaining the portrait's location received numerous of likes, far higher than the limited number of engagements that most of its updates typically obtain.

In Hamlet, Ophelia, his wife, a youthful noblewoman from the Scandinavian country, becomes insane and dies in water.

While less well-known than John Everett Millais's portrait of Ophelia, the depiction also portrays a female figure in a flowing gown shown floating in liquid, surrounded by floral elements.

The picture is referenced on Taylor Swift's album cover, which depicts her incompletely immersed in water.

"We are astonished and delighted that the artist employed this artwork from the gallery as motivation for her video," a gallery head expressed.

"This is, of course, a excellent opportunity to draw individuals to the gallery who don't know us yet."

"Swift's new album" secured the UK's biggest opening week of this year, after moving 304,000 copies in the first the debut period.

In the United States, it generated more than 4 countless corresponding music units in the America in its first week, according to the music chart, exceeding the milestone set by Adele with her release "25" in the past.

The release is Taylor Swift's 3rd project to lead the UK rankings in 2025, after "her previous release" in February and "a prior project", when it reappeared to first place in the spring month.

It is also the initial studio album Swift has issued since she revealed her upcoming wedding to football player Travis Kelce in recently and shared in the spring that she had reclaimed ownership over her earlier recordings.