‘Idiot’ tourist sits on and shatters ‘Van Gogh’ chair adorned with thousands of Swarovski crystals

Nightmare at the Museum.

A foolish tourist in Italy sat on a chair adorned with thousands of Swarovski crystals for a photo op, crushing the precious work of art beneath his weight.

Instead of lowering himself and pretending to sit for the photo — like the woman accompanying him had done — security video shows a man deciding to go for it and sit down. The chair crumbled under his weight, as he lost his balance, trying to hold on to the wall with both hands so he didn’t fall.

The woman came to his rescue, and the pair scurried out of the room.

The Palazzo Maffei in Verona took to social media to shame the tourists, sharing footage of their actions, which they called “superficial” and “disrespectful.”