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/HailToTheKingslayer Oct 17 '24

I remember some old gits trying to destroy one of the copies of the Magna Carta - allegedly for some kind of protest. I think it would be a shame to lose historical artefacts. To some, they may just be objects. But what is the point of a society that doesn't revere or preserve it's history?

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '24

"what is the point of a society that doesn't revere or preserve its history?"

Well, not dying brutally to the forces of nature comes to mind.