Climate activists have poured oil on the protective glass for a painting by Gustav Klimt at the Leopold Museum in Vienna.
The “Last Generation” group posted a video on Twitter on Tuesday in which a member hurled the black liquid at the famous work “Death and Life.” One of the activists also put his hand on the protective glass.
🛢️URGENT: Klimt’s “Death and Life” at the Leopold Museum covered in oil🛢️
People of the last generation poured oil on the Klimt painting “Death and Life” in the Leopold Museum today. New oil and gas wells are a death sentence for humanity. pic.twitter.com/4QKAklB9Af
— Last generation Austria (@lastgenAT) Nov 15, 2022
A spokeswoman for the museum confirmed the incident. “At first glance, the plant is doing well,” she told the German news agency. Now restorers would take a closer look at the photo.
The activists referred to the Austrian oil and gas group OMV, which supported an open day at the Leopold Museum on Tuesday. “People who are still researching and drilling new oil and gas have blood on their hands – sponsorship can’t wash that away,” they wrote on Twitter. Climate activists have already made a name for themselves in several museums this year with similar actions. (sda/dpa)
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