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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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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Milan Monument Requires Restoration Following Climate Protests, Culture Minister Says
Previous attempts to clean the work using high-pressure water were unsuccessful.
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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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Climate Activist Group Protests at Rembrandt’s Night Watch at Rijksmuseum
The Extinction Rebellion youth activists protested the Rijksmuseum's ongoing partnerships with KLM and ING.
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English Judge Rejects Prison Time for Just Stop Oil Protestors
The two activists involved in the protest were charged with criminal damage by a judge yesterday.
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Environmental Activists Threaten to Start Slashing Paintings If Action Is Not Taken to Stop Climate Change
The potential action takes its inspiration from similar suffragette protests.
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Just Stop Oil Protestors Found Guilty of Property Destruction in England
The painting's frame weathered $2,300 in damage, a court said.
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As U.N. Climate Talks Continued in Egypt, Protesters Simultaneously Targeted Sculptures in Three European Cities
A sculpture by Charles Ray that stands outside the Bourse de Commerce in Paris was doused in orange paint.
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Climate Activists Throw Flour on Warhol-Painted BMW Art Car in Milan
Women in the group aimed to draw attention to the "collapse of the climate."
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