A cleaning lady has mistakenly thrown away contemporary artworks meant
to be part of an exhibition in southern Italy.
Works made out of newspaper and cardboard, and cookie pieces scattered
across the floor as part of Sala Murat's display were thrown out.
Lorenzo Roca, from cleaning firm Chiarissima, said the unnamed cleaner was "just doing her job".
He added his firm's insurance would cover the value of the art, estimated to be around 10,000 euros (£8,200, $13,700).
Security noticed a number of items were missing when the venue, in the province of Bari, opened on Wednesday morning.
It later emerged the cleaner had handed them over to refuse collectors,
thinking it was rubbish left behind by workers who set up the Mediating Landscape exhibition.
"We are obviously very sorry for what happened," city marketing commissioner Antonio Maria Vasile said.
"It's clear the cleaning person did not realize she had thrown away two
works and their value. But this is all about the artists who have been
able to better interpret the meaning of contemporary art, which is to
interact with the environment.
"In any case, the insurance will cover the damages caused."
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