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British Museum Trustees Raised Ethical and Security Concerns Before Approving £50 M. BP Deal

The funding will kickstart fundraising to upgrade the museum building and redisplay the collection.

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Francesca Aton
Dec 20, 2023 4:43 pm

A climate protestor, identified by the group Declare Emergency, stands next to the sculpture sculpture called “The Shaw 54th Regiment Memorial” (1900) by Augustus Saint-Gaudens after writing the words "Honor Them" on the wall adjacent to the sculpture at the National Gallery of Art on November 14, 2023.

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Climate Protestor Vandalizes Wall Next to Civil War Monument at National Gallery of Art

The climate protest took place next to to the sculpture The Shaw 54th Regiment Memorial.

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Karen K. Ho
Nov 16, 2023 5:09 pm

The two Just Stop Oil protestors, Gastroenterologist Dr Will Stableforth and physiologist Steve Fay, sit on the floor of the Natural History Museum in London before being arrested by police on October 26, 2023. Photo courtesy of Just Stop Oil UK.

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Climate Protestors Spray Orange Cornstarch on Dinosaur Skeleton at London’s Natural History Museum

Just Stop Oil said the protestors sprayed the dinosaur skeleton with orange cornstarch to protest the approval of oil and gas projects.

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Karen K. Ho
Oct 27, 2023 3:46 pm

Kaleb Suedfeld sit in front of the Tom Thomson painting Northern River at the National Gallery of Canada. The On2Ottawa group member is wearing a bright pink shirt and reads from a piece of paper while his right hand is glued to the gallery's wood floor.

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Climate Protestor Smears Pink Paint on Tom Thomson Painting at National Gallery of Canada

The member of On2Ottawa splashed paint on the Tom Thomson landscape 'Northern River'.

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Karen K. Ho
Aug 29, 2023 2:50 pm

Two young women wearing t-shirts with the logos of the environmental organization Atersall Vatmarker have smeared paint on the Monet painting 'The Artist's Garden at Giverny' at the National Museum in Stockholm, Sweden, on June 14, 2023.

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Climate Activists Smear Red Paint on Monet Painting at National Museum in Sweden

The protestors have been arrested and charged for smearing paint on Monet's 'The Artist's Garden at Giverny'.

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Karen K. Ho
Jun 14, 2023 9:41 pm

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - 2023/05/24: Activists of the Ultima Generazione (Last Generation) movement, Guido Viero, and Ester Goffi go towards one of the entrances to Vatican City for their trial. Activists of the Ultima Generazione (Last Generation) movement, Guido Viero, and Ester Goffi attended their court trial in the Vatican. Meanwhile, the Ultima Generazione demonstrated in support of two activists, who are on their first trial in the Vatican for having glued themselves to the statue of 'Laocoon and his sons' in the Vatican Museums last summer. Guido Viero and Ester Goffi are accused of aggravated damage and face a fine of 3,000 euros and up to three years in prison. (Photo by Vincenzo Nuzzolese/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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Italian Climate Activists Sentenced to Pay More Than $30,000 In Restitution By Vatican Court

Two activists from Ultima Generazione have been ordered to pay $30,000 by a Vatican court.

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Karen K. Ho
Jun 13, 2023 1:12 pm

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 27: Climate protesters sitting in front of the artwork after smearing paint on the case that houses Edgar Degas's Little Dancer Aged Fourteen at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 27, 2023.
(Photo Ellie Silverman/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

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Climate Activists Charged by Feds After Smearing Paint on Degas Work’s Case at National Gallery of Art

If convicted, they could each face a maximum sentence of five years in prison.

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Karen K. Ho
May 26, 2023 10:38 pm

Two climate protesters from the group Declare Emergency are sitting down cross-legged next to the case and pedestal of Degas's sculpture "Little Dancer Aged Fourteen" at the National Gallery of Art after smearing black and red paint on it on April 27, 2023. The protestors' hands are covered in paint.

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Climate Protesters Smear Paint on Case and Pedestal of Degas Sculpture at National Gallery of Art

The museum has taken the work off view to assess any potential damage, according to its director.

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Karen K. Ho
Apr 27, 2023 5:46 pm

The equestrian statue of Vittorio Emanuele II located at Piazza Duomo in central Milan is pictured on April 13, 2023, still covered in yellow paint, more than a month after environmental activists of Last Generation (Ultima Generazione) smeared it to raise awareness on climate change. (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP) (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Milan Monument Requires Restoration Following Climate Protests, Culture Minister Says

Previous attempts to clean the work using high-pressure water were unsuccessful.

By
Angelica Villa
Apr 18, 2023 11:47 am

BOSTON - DECEMBER 11: The courtyard at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston on Dec. 11, 2020. The Holiday Garden in the Museum’s Courtyard, which was going to be on display for the remainder of the year until Boston Mayor Marty Walsh ordered all museums to close. (Photo David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Closes Early After Plans for ‘Guerrilla Art Installation’ by Climate Activists Leak

The planned protest was timed to the 33rd anniversary of the museum's infamous art heist.

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Karen K. Ho
Mar 20, 2023 12:23 pm