"Whatever Merz says is mood music, rather than being able to say that XYZ will happen, even if major nation states aren't without influence on the European Commission," she explained. "He has to tread a delicate line."
The National Trust, who manage the property, said: "The artwork was open to contributions for eight months and closed in November when the piece was finished and put on public display.""We ask visitors not to tamper with any art on display," they added.
"The piece has been taken off display while we investigate the damage caused and consider next steps."Rowling declined to comment.The best-selling author has been criticised for her views on gender identity and for arguing trans women should not be allowed into female-only spaces.
Her comments have drawn both support and criticism in recent years on social media and from public figures.Visitors of all ages contributed names to the dress, which was created by artist Layla Khoo in association with University of Leeds and National Trust.
Recurring names included Rowling, civil rights activist Rosa Parks, singer Taylor Swift and the term "mum".
Ms Hatchet posted on X thatHe added that the museum was "an important pivot for the community, not just for looking back into the past but [for] looking to the future as the town grows".
Visitors to the museum can see a wealth of unusual objects, including mobile stocks from 1774 and an early "boneshaker" bicycle.Other exhibits illustrate traditional aspects of Fenland life and the waterways, the railway boom and the wealth of a prosperous 19th Century market town.
The museum is open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.A city's oldest remaning town house has received nearly £90,000 so it can tell the "hidden stories" of some of the working class people connected to it over the years.