German climate activists throw MASH POTATOES over Monet’s ‘Les Meules’ at the Barberini Museum

Two activists at the German Barberini Museum in Potsdam covered Claude Monet’s painting ‘Les Meules’ with mashed potatoes before gluing themselves to the floor.

Activists from the climate activist group “Letzte Generation” entered the museum on Sunday in high-visibility jackets before approaching the painting, which was auctioned in 2019 for $110 million.

The incident follows a series of similar demonstrations by activist groups across Europe.

In London, two climate activists threw tomato soup over Van Gogh’s Sunflowers in the National Gallery.

‘We are asking society the same question as 2 women with #Tomatensuppe last week in the National Gallery in London: which is worth more, art or life?’ wrote the climate action group on Twitter after the incident.

“More and more people refuse to accept the destruction and endangerment of people. to accept life in silence.’

It is not immediately clear whether Monet’s painting is damaged or whether it is behind a glass casing.

It is not clear at this stage whether Monet’s painting is damaged or whether it is protected behind a glass case

The activists stuck themselves to the floor of the museum in protest

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-crowd took to the crosswalk in north-west London at 1 p.m. today as they continue to wreak havoc on the capital’s roads.

Video shows four protesters walking onto the zebra crossing performing the pose made famous by The Beatles on the cover of their Abbey Road album.

It marks the 23rd consecutive day of protest from the group, which has wreaked havoc on the roads of London and South East England in recent weeks, and has performed several high profile stunts.

Last week supporters of the cause blocked part of the Dartford Crossing, one of the busiest roads in the country for a day and a half after climbing a bridge, while also blocking traffic on multiple London roads.

In mid-October, climate activists from Just Stop Oil filed themselves for 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, mimicking The Beatles’ famous pose

The pair were arrested for criminal damage and aggravated trespass, the Metropolitan Police said.

Anna Holland, 20, of Newcastle, and Phoebe Plummer, 21, of Lambeth, South West, both pleaded not guilty to criminal damage to the frame of Van Gogh’s painting during a hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in mid-October.

They will begin their trial at the City of London Magistrates’ Court on December 13.

Hours later, other rebellious eco-fanatics from the campaign group launched a humiliating attack on police, spraying orange paint over the sign at New Scotland Yard headquarters in London’s Westminster, prompting officers to make 24 arrests.

A protester is pictured spraying orange paint on the revolving sign of New Scotland Yard

One of the protesters in London said after the stunt: ‘Which is worth more, art or life?’ before they stuck themselves to the wall

After their protest, the protesters taped themselves to the floor and had to be released by specialized police officers.