In Herculaneum a Dutch tourist has put his ‘signature’ indelible on the walls of a domus

The man, currently on holiday in Campania, was immediately identified and reported for damaging and defacing artistic works

NAPLES – The visitor to the archaeological excavations of Herculaneum (Naples) is 27 years old and Dutch, and last evening he painted the ancient stuccoes of a residence in the Park with a permanent black marker. This was reported by the police who were alerted after a report to the site’s supervisory staff.
The man, currently on holiday in Campania,was immediately identified and reported for damaging and defacing artistic works .

“Once again our cultural assets are victims of incivility and idiocy. Only a few weeks ago, the façade of the Royal Palace of the Royal Palace of Caserta had been smeared with paint. Yesterday it happened to a Roman domus in the Herculaneum archaeological park, defaced by a tourist with a permanent marker. Any damage is a wound to our heritage, our beauty and our identity and this is why it must be sanctioned with the utmost firmness the Carabinieri for having immediately identified and reported the author of this vile gesture. I also remember that thanks to the law I strongly supported this individual will also have to pay for the restoration work of the work out of his own pocket. “. The Minister of Culture, Gennaro Sangiuliano, declared this in a note.