Climate activists stick to Goya paintings in Madrid

Created: 2022-11-05Updated: 2022-11-05 17:13

A police barrier in front of the Prado in Madrid.

Two climate activists have glued themselves to the frames of two famous paintings by the Spanish master Francisco de Goya in the museum.

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"Futuro Vegetal" (Plant Future) is the name of the group that claims to be fighting the climate crisis.

She found a way to get attention.

Madrid - Two climate activists have glued themselves to the frames of two famous paintings by Spanish master Francisco de Goya at the Prado Museum in Madrid.

On the wall between the paintings "The Naked Maya" and "The Clothed Maya" they wrote "+ 1.5 C", as can be seen on video images.

The Paris climate agreement of 2015 stipulates the goal of stopping global warming at 1.5 degrees if possible and thus preventing the worst consequences of climate change.

However, it is now considered likely that the climate will warm up much faster.

The two young people wore shirts that said Futuro Vegetal (Plant Future).

This group claims to be fighting the climate crisis by advocating agriculture that uses only plant-based products.

In Germany and other European countries, too, activists stuck to paintings before the 27th World Climate Conference, which began in Egypt on Sunday, or sprayed them with food, such as in the Barberini Museum in Potsdam, where mashed potatoes were thrown at a Monet painting.

None of the paintings were damaged because they were protected by glass.

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