World museums deeply shocked by the actions of environmental activists

Activists responsible for attacks on works of art are grossly underestimating the fragility of these irreplaceable works, around 100 international museums said in a joint statement following a spate of attacks by environmental activists across the globe.

"We are deeply shocked by the reckless endangerment," said the leading people of 92 world museums, including large ones such as the Prado in Madrid, the Louvre in Paris or the Guggenheim in New York. N1.

Environmental activists in a series of actions attacked works of art to draw public attention to climate warming.

In recent weeks, climate activists have, among other things, glued their hands to a painting by Goya in Madrid or Andy Warhol's famous Campbell's soup graphic exhibited in Australia, threw tomato soup on Van Gogh's painting Sunflowers in London and smeared puree on a painting by Claude Monet in Potsdam near Berlin. .

Although the paintings remained undamaged, the incident with the Sunflowers caused minor damage to the frame of the painting.

"Museums are places where dialogue is established between people from different parts of the world and therefore they are places that contribute to social exchange," the 92 signatories stated.

That is why the basic functions of museums - collection, research, mediation and conservation are more important and relevant than ever, the announcement concludes.