News Botticelli’s Birth of Venus Targeted by Climate Activists in Florence Two climate activists affixed images of a flooded Tuscan town to the glass panel protecting Botticelli's fifteenth century masterpiece. By Francesca Aton Feb 13, 2024 5:00 pm
News Venice Seeks to Limit Tour Groups and Ban Loudspeakers in Crowd-Control Effort Venetian authorities previously announced plans to charge a €5 admission fee to limit daytime visitors. By Francesca Aton Jan 3, 2024 10:04 am
Columns Why Climate Protesters Should Keep Targeting Museums By targeting museums, climate activists are affirming both the urgency of the crisis and art's unique political power. By Michael Wang Nov 16, 2023 10:47 am
News Wildfires in Maui Destroy Cultural Heritage Sites, Raising Alarm Among Experts Multiple cultural landmarks in the historic Hawaiian town of Lahaina were ravaged by the blazes. By Karen K. Ho Aug 11, 2023 3:25 pm
News Climate Protestors Deface Portrait of King Charles III in Scotland’s National Gallery Scotland remains the biggest oil producer and the second-largest gas producer in Europe. By Francesca Aton Jul 27, 2023 10:55 am
Artists How an Installation by Architect Andrés Jaque Predicted New York’s Apocalyptic Orange Smog The work, on view at the Venice Design Biennale, critiques the misguided effort to secure cities from the effects of climate change. By Shanti Escalante-De Mattei Jun 15, 2023 1:33 pm
News ‘They’re Trying to Erase Us’: Chevron Takes Down Public Art Piece The piece may have been destroyed. By Shanti Escalante-De Mattei Jun 8, 2023 4:36 pm
News Munich Court Hears Arguments, Climate Activists on Trial for Damaging Frame in Germany The protestors stand behind their action. By Shanti Escalante-De Mattei May 4, 2023 12:59 pm
News Venice Biennale Awarded Carbon Neutrality Certification for All Festivals The international air travel undertaken by many attendees may continue to be an issue. By Shanti Escalante-De Mattei Dec 30, 2022 11:25 am
News Egypt’s Great Pyramids and Sphinx Could be Lost to Climate Change, Experts Warn The Sphinx and Great Pyramids of Giza are among could disappear within the century if action is not taken to stop global warming. By Tessa Solomon Dec 6, 2022 3:52 pm
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