08-09-2024 18:46 via artnews.com

Climate Protestors Force Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum to Close

Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum was blockaded by climate protestors from the Extinction Rebellion (XR) group on Saturday, forcing the museum to shut “until further notice.”XR activists, wearing yellow boilersuits and facemasks, set off yellow smoke bombs outside the museum. Several protestors chained themselves to a fence by the entrance and demanded the Rijksmuseum cut ties with its main sponsor, the Dutch multinational bank ING Group.According to XR, the bank finances projects that c
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