Climate protest
Climate protestors call for removal of MoMA’s board chair over ties to fossil fuel industry
After a protest in front of the museum’s main entrance, 16 activists were arrested after further actions inside the museum
Climate activist smears pink paint on Tom Thomson canvas at National Gallery of Canada
A man was arrested following the action, which was organised by the Canadian activist group On2Ottawa
Climate activists, protesting against federal charges against their colleagues, rally at the Metropolitan Museum
Joanna Smith and Tim Martin face up to five years in prison after smearing paint on the case and pedestal of a Degas sculpture at the National Gallery of Art
Monet painting attacked with red paint and glue in Stockholm is undamaged, Nationalmuseum says
The museum is in contact with the owner, Musée d’Orsay, about reinstalling Le jardin de l’artiste à Giverny in its exhibition
‘We charge you with ecocide’: climate protestors call for ouster of Museum of Modern Art board chair at gala
Activists urged the New York museum to distance itself from board chair Marie-Josée Kravis and her husband Henry Kravis due to their ties to the fossil fuel industry
Climate protestors who targeted US National Gallery of Art’s Degas sculpture face prison time
The two protesters have have been indicted by federal prosecutors on charges of conspiracy
Climate protestors attack Degas sculpture at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC
A man and a woman have daubed red and black paint on the display case containing 'Little Dancer'
Milan authorities must hire conservationist after struggling to clean statue damaged by climate activists
Italian officials have approved draft bill to bring in tougher sanctions for protestors who target heritage
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum closes on anniversary of infamous heist due to planned climate change protest
The museum was reportedly to be the site of a “guerrilla art installation” by Extinction Rebellion Boston on 18 March
In the wake of climate protests and pandemics, collectors are growing wary of loaning art to museums
Prospective lenders are increasingly nervous that their works will be targeted by attacks or be vulnerable to a lack of security during museum closures
The art of the obit: Adam McEwen on his hypothetical obituaries of living celebrities who are ‘guides to life’
The Art Newspaper’s obituaries editor speaks to the New York artist about how his journalistic training informs his tributes to figures like Greta Thunberg and Dolly Parton
Museums and heritage in 2022: industrial unrest, climate protests and damage to historic artefacts in Ukraine
New and refurbished museums open in Antwerp, Los Angeles and Sydney as Italian archaeologists make the "discovery of a generation" in a hilltop town in Tuscany
The Year in Art: We take a look at 2022’s biggest stories—and what they mean
Plus, our writers sit down to discuss their favourite works of the year
Why is Van Gogh under attack?
Vincent’s best-loved paintings are singled out by climate protestors
Climate activists target billionaire François Pinault's private collection in Paris
Demonstrators poured orange paint over the US artist Charles Ray's Horse and Rider
'Museums are allies': at Cop27, Icom speaks out about climate change protestors attacking art
Choosing museums as a backdrop to protests is "a testament of their symbolic power and relevance in the discussions around the climate emergency,” International Council of Museums says
Climate activists in Vienna pour 'oil' over Gustav Klimt painting
Curators at Leopold Museum say that Letzte Generation's protest against fossil fuel projects left no damage to either the picture or the original frame
Climate activists pour maple syrup on Emily Carr painting at the Vancouver Art Gallery
Two activists from the group Stop Fracking Around also glued their hands to the gallery wall to protest the construction of a major gas pipeline in northern British Columbia
Activists 'severely underestimate the fragility' of objects: 92 museum directors speak out against climate protests
The signatories of the open letter include the directors of the Musée du Louvre and New York's Museum of Modern Art
Following attacks on masterpieces in Italy and Spain, are eco activists winning the argument?
Goya works at the Prado and a Van Gogh painting in Rome were recently targeted
Protestors took too much risk throwing soup on the Sunflowers—and missed an opportunity
Had they thought about it more deeply, the activists who attacked the Van Gogh work could have gained something more than attention
Artist Bones Tan Jones on how a six-day walk from London to Stonehenge inspired them to make their own huge monolith
The exhibition "Tunnel Visions" at Queercircle explores the threat of urbanisation and pollution
Eco activist attempts to glue his head to Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring
Dutch police have arrested three people at the Mauritshuis in The Hague
In Germany, climate activists throw mashed potato at most expensive Monet painting sold at auction
The protestors from Letzte Generation took inspiration from a recent stunt that saw Van Gogh's Sunflowers doused in soup
Getty oil fortune heiress helped fund climate activists who have targeted artworks and museums
The granddaughter of the oil tycoon J. Paul Getty has donated millions to support activist groups like Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil
'How dare YOU?': we speak to Just Stop Oil, the eco activists who threw soup over Van Gogh’s Sunflowers
Plus, Art Basel's inaugural Paris+ fair and an enigmatic Frank Bowling painting
Van Gogh’s Sunflowers covered in tomato soup by eco activists
The environmental group Just Stop Oil says it attacked the painting in response to the UK government’s inaction on the cost-of-living and climate crises
Mark Wallinger launches digital art project to raise legal funds for London pollution group
The Islington-based campaigners Nocado are fighting to prevent retailers Ocado and Marks & Spencer from setting up a depot adjacent to a primary school
After Poussin and Botticelli, UK Parliament is latest eco-activist target
Unesco site is targeted by more than 50 protestors from the group Extinction Rebellion