Police on Friday tried to seize Norwegian painter Edvard Munch’s iconic masterpiece “The Scream” in Oslo to denounce Norway’s oil industry, but were unsuccessful.
Police said guards at the Oslo National Museum intervened and the glass-protected painting was undamaged.
According to local media, one of the two people arrested during the protest said, “I scream when people die!” yell.
“I scream when politicians ignore science,” the other prisoner said.
The incident, which occurred around 10:30 GMT (GMT 07:30 GMT), is the latest in a long series of similar actions by climate activists to denounce the lack of attention in various major museums around the world. them, because of the climate.
Oslo police said, “We are at the National Museum after receiving a call from the guards. They even neutralized three people, two of whom tried to glue themselves to the painting.”
Norwegian Culture Minister Anette Trettebergstuen described the move as “unacceptable”.
Norway is the largest oil producer in Western Europe.
source: Noticias
