Famed painting "The Scream" in Oslo museum targeted by climate activists
The Hindu
It was the latest episode in which climate activists have targeted famous paintings in European museums
Norwegian police said two people tried in vain Friday to glue themselves to Edvard Munch's 1893 masterpiece “The Scream” at an Oslo museum and no harm was reported to the painting of a waif-like figure appearing to scream.
Police said they were alerted by the National Museum of Norway and had three people under their “control.”
A third person filmed the pair that tried to affix to the painting, Norwegian news agency NTB said.
The museum said that the room where the glass-protected painting is exhibited “was emptied of the public and closed,” and will reopen as soon as possible.
The rest of museum remained open.
Police said there was glue residue on the glass mount.
Environmental activists from the Norwegian organisation “Stopp oljeletinga” — Norwegian for Stop Oil Exploration — were behind the told stunt, saying they “wanted to pressure lawmakers into stopping oil exploration.”