That was good fortune. I’m glad something’s getting done, the complaints about the state of Pompeii have gone on for decades. There have been odd problems, like tourists picking up statues and carrying them right on out through holes in the fence, nighttime vandalism by the local gentry, public urination on ancient walls, just wonderful stuff.
OTOH, the place was buried by a volcanic eruption and unmaintained in any fashion for 17 centuries prior to discovery, so, we probably should cut the place some slack. The main reason Pompeii remains in large part unexcavated is that the already exposed parts were having this problems. There’s probably some real amazing stuff yet to be found under the soil, and none of us will ever get to see it, live or in photo.
I said something along those lines when we were there: Who knows what amazing artifacts have yet to be uncovered... We are planning to go back some day (hope Italy survives!)