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Activists from the climate protection protest group "Last Generation" attacked a valuable painting by the French impressionist Claude Monet in Potsdam's Barberini Museum on Sunday. A picture from the series "Les Meules" (stacks of grain) was sprayed with mashed potatoes on Sunday, reported museum spokeswoman Carolin Stranz.
The German Museums Association (DMB) warned of serious consequences for the art world. "Immediate enjoyment of art will soon no longer be possible - that's where it goes," said the security expert of the DMB and the Hasso Plattner Foundation, Remigiusz Plath, on Monday of the German Press Agency. "We are used by climate activists to attract attention - at the expense of cultural assets."
The protest group called on politicians to take effective measures to limit climate change. The glazed picture was examined after the attack and was not damaged, according to the museum. According to the museum, the activists had carried shoulder bags during the attack that corresponded to the size that was allowed to be taken into the exhibition. The mashed potatoes were therefore in small containers that could theoretically have been carried on the body unnoticed.
Police spokesman Mario Heinemann said officers arrested two people who showered the painting and then taped themselves next to it. The two people are being investigated for trespassing and property damage.
The day after the attack, the Potsdam Museum Barberini expanded the controls on visitors. "As part of the tightened security measures, bag checks are taking place," said a museum spokeswoman on Monday on request. Furthermore, only bags that are no larger than DIN A4 may be taken into the exhibition.
Just over a week ago, environmental activists threw tomato soup at the painting "Sunflowers" (1888) by Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh in the National Gallery in London. The frame was slightly damaged.
The picture from the series "Grainstacks" hangs in the permanent exhibition of the Museum Barberini from the collection of the donor and multi-billionaire Hasso Plattner.
