A group of Spanish climate activists attached yesterday a panel of Joya Joya, a painting from the Prado Museum in Madrid that dates to around 1,800, and scrawled “1. 5 ° C” on the wall adjacent to the artwork.
According to Art News, the activists’ group cited a UN report that stated that the Earth is on track to experience a temperature increase of 2. 4–2. 6 °C by the end of this century.
“We had a chance to make progressive adjustments, but that window of opportunity is now closed.
“”The only way to prevent the accelerating climatic crisis is through the drastic and comprehensive change of our economies and communities.”
The Prado Museum released a statement of its own at the same time, saying on Twitter: “We condemn the act of protest that took place in the museum, the paintings were not damaged despite the tyres being slightly damaged, and we are working to return to the usual situation as quickly as possible.
As stated in the statement: “We refuse to endanger the cultural heritage as a means of protest.
Environmental activists first started sticking themselves on artworks at museums and throwing fluid at them in June of last year, but none of the targeted pieces were harmed. Just Stop Oil took the lead in the first protests in the UK. Since then, groups and individuals across Europe have organized activities in museums such as the Barrini Museum in Botsdam, the Vatican Museum in Rome, and the Mauritis Museum in The Hague.
Climate activists and a air plate.
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