At the Louvre, “The Mona Lisa” doused with soup by two environmental activists

The protective glass is dotted with an orange liquid. The table of The Mona Lisa, exhibited at the Louvre Museum in Paris, was doused with soup by two environmental activists on Sunday January 28, according to a video filmed by independent journalist Clément Lanot. The images show that the world’s most famous painting appears to have suffered no damage, since it was the armored glass that was soiled and not the canvas itself. The museum has activated a crisis unit: the room where the work is located was immediately evacuated and is being cleaned.

In the images, we see one of the activists wearing a t-shirt from the Food Fight movement, which calls for the use of “civil resistance” For “build a just and resilient society”. In a press release sent to AFP by the movement,The soup jet is presented as “the kick-off (of a) campaign of civil resistance, which carries a clear demand, beneficial to all: social security for sustainable food”.

“The Mona Lisa, like our heritage, belongs to future generations. No cause can justify it being targeted!”reacted on X the Minister of Culture, Rachida Dati.