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A courier tried to destroy £250,000 worth of paintings destined to be the centrepiece of an art exhibition after mistaking them for mature content.
DHL tried to destroy the paintings by top Japanese artist Nobuyoshi Araki which were en route to the MEO gallery in Budapest.
The gallery only found out the paintings had been scheduled for destruction after it contacted DHL to find out why the pictures had not arrived for the start of last month's exhibition.
Gallery director Julia Szocs said it took three days of negotiations to persuade DHL Magyarorszag Kft, the Hungarian branch of the worldwide DHL chain, to give back the paintings.
In the end the exhibition only opened after gallery workers went to Budapest airport and picked up the works themselves.
Ms Szocs said the gallery would not be taking legal action against DHL because "the legal way is long and expensive and what matters is that Araki's works are finally at the public's disposal".
DHL tried to destroy the paintings by top Japanese artist Nobuyoshi Araki which were en route to the MEO gallery in Budapest.
The gallery only found out the paintings had been scheduled for destruction after it contacted DHL to find out why the pictures had not arrived for the start of last month's exhibition.
Gallery director Julia Szocs said it took three days of negotiations to persuade DHL Magyarorszag Kft, the Hungarian branch of the worldwide DHL chain, to give back the paintings.
In the end the exhibition only opened after gallery workers went to Budapest airport and picked up the works themselves.
Ms Szocs said the gallery would not be taking legal action against DHL because "the legal way is long and expensive and what matters is that Araki's works are finally at the public's disposal".