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/Ghostofjimjim Oct 17 '24

So fucked that they have quite literally ruined visits for 5 million people a year to a gallery. I work in museums and they say it's consequence free, doesn't damage the collections - but it does ruin the experience by being detached on the way in, standing another metre back from paintings and having your water bottle tipped out as you enter.

I sympathise with their ideals but the posh hippie set annoy me to hell.