London's National Gallery bans liquids after activist art attacks


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A handout picture from the Just Stop Oil climate campaign group shows three activists sitting on the floor under van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' after throwing tomato soup over two painting's at the National Gallery's in central London on Sept 27, 2024. Photo: AFP

The National Gallery in London said on Thursday that it was banning liquids in a move to bolster security of its artworks after a spate of high-profile attacks by activists.

Over the last two years, various liquids have been thrown at iconic paintings in the gallery on Trafalgar Square, including Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers and John Constable's The Hay Wain.

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