<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Two tourists have been caught on CCTV sitting on and breaking a "very delicate" art piece at an Italian museum.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The "Van Gogh" chair covered in Swarovski crystals, made by artist Nicola Bolla, was displayed in Verona's Palazzo Maffei Museum.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It was destroyed when a male tourist tried to sit on the chair, breaking it immediately.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/sole-survivor-air-india-plane-crash-vishwash-kumar-ramesh-speaks-of-his-survival/70d80693-dbc6-4736-b710-b8dd0862ca04"><strong><span>A miracle in seat 11A: Sole survivor of Air India crash speaks</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Another female tourist, appearing to be his partner, stood by taking photos while the man broke the chair.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The museum released the video footage of the incident, condemning the actions of the pair.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Disrespectful behaviour has put the integrity of a work of art at risk: the 'Van Gogh' chair by the artist Nicola Bolla was damaged by some visitors," the museum said on Instagram.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/van-gogh-chair-idiot-tourists-sit-on-and-break-delicate-chair-in-italian-museum/3822b719-1eaa-4e76-bc3b-2a42cc28b4a1" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"[They were] waiting for the security personnel to leave, chose to take a 'spectacular' photo, ignoring every rule of respect for art and cultural heritage."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In another post to Facebook, the museum said they were able to fix the chair after days of not knowing whether the piece could be saved.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We are sharing this episode not only for the record, but to start a real awareness campaign on the value of art and the respect it deserves," the post read.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"A heartfelt thanks goes to the police, our security department and the restorers, whose precious work allowed the work to be recovered."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It's not clear if the pair were found following the incident. </span></div></div>