(Observer Network News) The "drifting bottle activity" of the European radical environmental protection organization "destroying" famous paintings has finally reached Norway's turn. According to the Norwegian Post reported on the 12th local time, on Friday, the Norwegian police arrested 3 protesters preparing to attack Edvard Munch's "The Scream" at the National Museum of Fine Arts in Oslo, due to the glass cover protection outside the painting, the 3 people were unsuccessful, but the police found glue traces outside the glass cover.
According to the British newspaper The Guardian, the three protesters at the event came from Norway's Stop Oil Exploration group, which is funded by Margaret Klein Salamon, head of the US Climate Emergency Fund, warning that "this is a rapidly growing climate movement, and there will be more protests in the next two weeks." ”
On Friday, Norwegian police said they had stopped three environmental protesters at the museum who targeted the famous painting "The Scream," two of whom tried to glue themselves to the frame and prepared to put up a banner on it that read "Fossil fuels are suffocating humanity." A live video showed protesters incorporating the names of the paintings into protest slogans, shouting "When people die [for environmental problems], I shout" and "When legislators ignore science, I shout."
Due to the glass cover protection outside the painting, the protest of the three people was unsuccessful. Police revealed that the three protesters were Finnish, Danish and German nationals, two of whom were students at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
Norway's Stop Oil Exploration group acknowledged the event and said they wanted the government to immediately stop oil and gas extraction and introduce a series of policies that would allow for a stable transition for today's oil workers.
A spokesperson for the group acknowledged that the target was the famous painting The Scream in order to attract public attention, "We are targeting The Scream because it is probably the most famous painting in Norway, and there have been many similar [vandalism] actions in Europe, and they have done what many other protests have not done: get a lot of media space and coverage." ”
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A spokesman for the Norwegian Progressive Party's environmental policy said the behaviour was illegal and should be cracked down on harshly: "These mobs are not using democratic means for their position, and they are now doing nothing but to undermine the climate debate." ”
The country's culture minister, Annette, also scolded, "This is an unacceptable practice, and although many of us support climate activism, which is one of our most important issues, attacking priceless works of art will not help." ”
According to the Guardian, the heads of nearly 100 leading museums have recently been attacked by environmental groups in Europe, so the heads of nearly 100 leading museums have signed a joint statement calling on protesters to stop such acts, "As museum directors entrusted with the care of these works, we are deeply shocked by the dangers faced by masterpieces." These activists grossly underestimate the fragility of these masterpieces, which are protected as part of the world's cultural heritage. Museums are places of dialogue between people from different backgrounds, they enable social discourse, and in this sense, the core imperative of museums as an institution – collecting, researching, sharing and preserving – is more relevant today than ever. ”
Museums that signed the joint statement include: the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Museum of Modern Art and the Guggenheim Museum; the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the National Gallery, London; the Uffizi Gallery and the Peggy Guggenheim Gallery, Italy; The Louvre Museum and the Centre Pompidou in France, as well as the Prado Museum and the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao in Spain.
According to public information, Stop Oil Exploration is a branch of the environmental group "Extinction Rebellion", which also belongs to the A22 system, an environmental network with members throughout Western countries. Previously, organizations such as the extremely high-profile British "Stop Oil Exploitation" and the German "Last Generation" belonged to the network. The Climate Emergency Fund, a Los Angeles-based non-profit organization, has repeatedly donated to the A22 system and is the main source of funding for A22.
Margaret Klein Salamon, head of the Climate Emergency Fund, warned that "this is a burgeoning climate movement, there will be more protests in the next two weeks, and I hope this is the most intense period for climate action." ”
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