Climate change activists on Sunday threw mashed potatoes on a Monet painting in a German museum and glued their hands on the wall to protest fuel extraction.
A pair of activists on Sunday doused a Claude Monet painting in a German museum to protestThe two activists from the group Last Generation can be seen in a video throwing a thick substance over Monet’s"Les Meules" at Potsdam’sThe group later confirmed that the mixture was mashed potatoes.
The Barberini Museum said later Sunday that because the painting was enclosed in glass, the mashed potatoes didn't cause any damage. The painting, part of Monet's"Haystacks" series, is expected to be back on display on Wednesday. Police told dpa they had responded to the incident. Last Generation tweeted later Sunday that the activists,"Mirjam and Benjamin," have been taken to jail without further details.
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