Two climate change protesters were arrested after they glued themselves to the frame of a famous John Constable painting hanging in Britain's National Gallery, the central London museum and police said.
The two, from the protest group 바카라Just Stop Oil,바카라 stepped over a rope barrier on Monday and covered 바카라The Hay Wain바카라 with large sheets of paper depicting "an apocalyptic vision of the future바카라 of the landscape. They then each placed a hand on the frame of the oil painting and protested as security staff ushered out tourists and a group of schoolchildren.
바카라The painting was removed from the wall to be examined by our conservation team," the National Gallery said afterward.
바카라'The Hay Wain' suffered minor damage to its frame and there was also some disruption to the surface of the varnish on the painting 바카라 both of which have now been successfully dealt with.바카라
The National Gallery said the painting was rehung Tuesday.
바카라Just Stop Oil,바카라 which wants the government to stop giving out licenses for new oil and gas projects, said their version of Constable's 1821 painting of a rural landscape shows 바카라how oil will destroy our countryside.바카라
Their picture shows pollution on the horizon and an old car dumped in front of the mill in the painting.
The Metropolitan Police said officers were called to a protest inside the National Gallery Monday afternoon. It said two people were arrested.
The protest came after 바카라Just Stop Oil바카라 activists targeted other art galleries in the UK last week and disrupted the British Grand Prix race on Sunday by sitting down on the track during a halt in the Formula One race.
Police said six people were charged with conspiracy to cause public nuisance at the race.
