Nearly 100 of the world's most famous museums issued a joint declaration on Thursday saying environmental activists who attack paintings to draw attention to climate change "severely underestimate" the damage that could be caused.
"The activists responsible for these attacks severely underestimate the fragility of these irreplaceable objects, which must be preserved as part of our world cultural heritage," said the statement. It was signed by the directors of 92 world-renowned museums including the Louvre in Paris, the Guggenheim in New York and the Prado in Madrid.
