Paris, France. – In the famous Louvre museum, this act took place where two women threw soup at the glass that protects Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic painting.
An act of vandalism took place at the Louvre museum in Paris, France, when two climate activists protested, throwing soup at the bulletproof glass that protects Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic painting, the Mona Lisa.
Last Sunday, as French farmers protested against climate change across France, the latest in a series of similar attacks on artworks to demand more action to protect the planet.
Paris police reports said the two women involved in the protest were detained, wearing T-shirts with the words Riposte Alimentaire (food response).
“What’s more important? Art or the right to healthy and sustainable food? Our agricultural system is sick. Our farmers die on the job,” the two female attackers shouted.
They smeared the Mona Lisa with soup at the Louvre. The people in charge say they want to eat healthy and went against La Gioconda. The work is one of the most protected in the world, but the soup works achieved their goal.
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— Javier Alatorre (@Javier_Alatorre) January 28, 2024
The museum announced that it will file a lawsuit against those responsible, the French Minister of Culture, Rachida Dari, commented on her “X” account that: “The Mona Lisa, like our heritage, belongs to future generations, no cause can justify attacking it.”
