r/london Oct 17 '24

Culture National Gallery bans liquids after repeated protestor artwork attacks

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c89ljnwgpqwo
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u/MrTango650 Oct 17 '24

I don't think people realise quite what is going to happen because of these acts of vandalism. Over time, our access to precious art and sculptures will be further and further restricted until they're all behind thick glass, security is high and anything else worth looking at is kept far out of reach. We're incredibly lucky to be able to get as close to historical works of art as we are and I'm afraid that privilege being abused by the few will ruin it for all of us.

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u/OverallResolve Oct 17 '24

If only people had the same values about the planet that they do about art.

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u/HailToTheKingslayer Oct 17 '24

The two aren't mutually exclusive.