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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Damien Gayle

Climate activists in Italy glue themselves to Botticelli painting

Protestors from the action group Ultima Generazione (Last Generation) with their hands glued to the glass covering Botticelli's Primavera at Galleria Degli Uffizi.
Protesters from the action group Ultima Generazione (Last Generation) with their hands glued to the glass covering Botticelli's Primavera at Galleria Degli Uffizi. Photograph: Laura Lezza/Getty Images

Environmental protesters have glued themselves to the glass protecting Sandro Botticelli’s Primavera which is on display at an art gallery in Florence.

The activists, from the climate activist group Ultima Generazione (Last Generation), said the protest was the first in “a new season of actions” targeting museums. It appeared inspired by Just Stop Oil activists in the UK who recently conducted a similar campaign of protests in art galleries.

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