Eco mob target ANOTHER masterpiece! German climate activists throw MASH POTATOES over Monet’s ‘Les Meules’ at the Barberini Museum then glue themselves to the floor
- Claude Monet's 'Les Meules' sold at auction for $110million in 2019
- It is not clear at this stage to what extent the Monet painting was damaged
- The incident follows a string of similar climate demonstrations across Europe
Two activists in Germany's Potsdam's Barberini museum have covered Claude Monet's 'Les Meules' painting in mash potatoes before gluing themselves to the floor.
Activists from the 'Letzte Generation' (Last Generation) climate activist group entered the museum on Sunday wearing high vis jackets before approaching the painting, which sold at auction for $110million in 2019.
The incident follows a string of similar demonstrations perpetrated by activist groups across Europe.
In London, two climate activists threw tomato soup over Van Gogh's Sunflowers in the National Gallery.
It is not immediately clear whether the Monet painting was damaged or if it is protected behind a glass casing.
Two activists in Germany threw mash potatoes over Claude Monet's 'Les Meules' painting in Potsdam's Barberini museum on Sunday
It is not clear at this stage whether the Monet painting was damaged or whether it is protected behind a glass casing
The activists glued themselves to the floor of the museum
The news comes as Just Stop Oil protesters blocked the famous Abbey Road crossing in the same pose as The Beatles as they block traffic in London in their latest climate stunt.
Members of the eco-mob walked onto the pedestrian crossing in north west London at 1pm today as they continue to cause chaos on the roads of the capital.
Video shows four protesters walking onto the crosswalk and performing the pose made famous by The Beatles on the cover of their Abbey Road album.
It is the 23rd consecutive day of protest by the group, which has caused chaos on the roads of London and South East England in recent weeks, as well as performing several high profile stunts.
Last week supporters of its cause blocked part of the Dartford Crossing, one of the busiest roads in the country for one-and-a-half days after climbing a bridge, while also blocking traffic in multiple London roads.
In mid October, Just Stop Oil climate activists filed themselves throwing tomato soup on a Van Gogh painting in the National Gallery in central London.
Four Just Stop Oil protesters blocked Abbey Road in London earlier this afternoon, recreating the famous pose made by The Beatles
The pair were arrested for criminal damage and aggravated trespass, the Metropolitan Police said.
Anna Holland, 20, from Newcastle, and Phoebe Plummer, 21, from Lambeth, south-west, both pleaded not guilty to criminal damage to the frame of Van Gogh's painting in a hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court in mid October.
Their set their trial for December 13 at City of London Magistrates' Court.
Hours later, other rebellious eco-zealots from the campaign group launched a humiliating attack against the police, spraying orange paint over the New Scotland Yard HQ's sign in Westminster, London - prompting officers to make 24 arrests.
One protester is pictured spraying orange paint on the New Scotland Yard revolving sign
The protestors in London before they glued themselves to the wall
After their protest, the pair of demonstrators glued themselves to the floor and needed to be unglued by specialist police officers.
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