That belongs in a museu- oh… never mind.
But seriously, why would pottery be in open air? It should be behind glass. The good news is, they should be able to repair it.
I’ve worked at a couple museums. People touch things. Ropes and signs help, but they don’t stop people from touching things.
OMG - we had the Command Module control panel from Apollo 13 and it had like 1000 little switches that adults couldn’t resist touching.
Paintings have to be watched because people touch them. Heck last time I went to an art museum, there was this piece similar to the one posted below, and while talking with the docent managed to touch the glass TWICE - both times instantly correcting myself, but my god damn brain did it again!
