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Global News
16-07-2025
- Global News
Vandalized Pablo Picasso painting back on display at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
See more sharing options Send this page to someone via email Share this item on Twitter Share this item via WhatsApp Share this item on Facebook The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts says a Pablo Picasso painting that was vandalized last month by climate activists is back on display. An environmental activist with Last Generation Canada smeared washable paint on the 1901 painting The Hetaera on June 19. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy One man was arrested and charged with mischief. The museum says the work was covered by protective glass but the gilding on the frame was damaged and needed to be restored. The painting is part of the Berthe Weill, Art Dealer of the Parisian Avant-garde exhibit. It will remain on display in Montreal until Sept. 7. The museum says an increase in vandalism prompted it to introduce new security measures in 2022 that includes handbag searches and requiring visitors to stow backpacks.
CTV News
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Picasso painting back on display in Montreal after being splashed with pink paint
Pablo Picasso's "the Hetaera" (1901) is back on display at the MMFA after a vandal threw pink paint on it. (Picasso Estate/CARCC Ottawa 2025) Less than a month after climate activists tossed pink paint on a work by Pablo Picasso at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA), visitors can now view 'The Hetaera' again. A Last Generation Canada post on Instagram shows activist 'Marcel' claiming that the June 19 act of vandalism was 'not attacking art' but rather 'protecting it.' 'Art, at its core, is depictions of life. It is by the living, for the living. There is no art on a dead planet,' reads the post. The protester was arrested for mischief and released on a promise to appear in court. The group also painted the Montreal Casino pink and removed advertisements from the gas industry in Ottawa in recent months. The MMFA said that the 1901 painting is now back on display in the 'Berthe Weill, Art Dealer of the Parisian Avant-garde' exhibition, which runs to Sept. 7. The museum said that the water-based paint Marcus threw hit a layer of glass that was protecting the painting, but that damage was done to the gilding on the frame, which required restoration. 'We are thrilled that The Hetaera is now back on display," said MMFA curator Mary-Dailey Desmarais. 'The frame, an important object in its own right, sustained damage, and we are grateful to the expert teams who repaired it and ensured the painting's safe return to our galleries. Art, artists and museums are powerful vectors of social change and important allies in shaping a better world. They need our protection too.' The Hetaera was painted during Picasso's second trip to Paris and is part of his youthful period, later dubbed his 'blue period.' The Hetaera Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), The Hetaera, 1901. Pinacoteca Agnelli, Turin. (Picasso Estate / CARCC Ottawa 2025) The museum said it has introduced new security measures in response to acts of vandalism in recent years, primarily from climate activists. All backpacks and bags must be checked, and MMFA agents now inspect small bags and handbags.
Toronto Star
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Toronto Star
Vandalized Pablo Picasso painting back on display at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
MONTREAL - The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts says a Pablo Picasso painting that was vandalized last month by climate activists is back on display. An environmental activist with Last Generation Canada smeared washable paint on the 1901 painting The Hetaera on June 19.
Winnipeg Free Press
16-07-2025
- Winnipeg Free Press
Vandalized Pablo Picasso painting back on display at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
MONTREAL – The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts says a Pablo Picasso painting that was vandalized last month by climate activists is back on display. An environmental activist with Last Generation Canada smeared washable paint on the 1901 painting The Hetaera on June 19. One man was arrested and charged with mischief. The museum says the work was covered by protective glass but the gilding on the frame was damaged and needed to be restored. The painting is part of the Berthe Weill, Art Dealer of the Parisian Avant-garde exhibit. It will remain on display in Montreal until Sept. 7. The museum says an increase in vandalism prompted it to introduce new security measures in 2022 that includes handbag searches and requiring visitors to stow backpacks. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 16, 2025.
Montreal Gazette
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Montreal Gazette
Vandalized Picasso painting back on display at Montreal museum after restoration
A Pablo Picasso painting at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) is now restored after being splattered with paint by a climate activist last month. The museum announced Wednesday that Picasso's The Hetaera is back on display until Sept. 7 as part of the exhibition Berthe Weill, Art Dealer of the Parisian Avant-garde. A member of the climate activist group Last Generation Canada threw pink water-based paint at the painting on June 19. The work was covered by a layer of glass that protected it from damage, but the gilding on the frame was damaged in the incident and required restoration, according to a statement from the museum. In response to the frequent acts of vandalism carried out by activists at museums in recent years, the MMFA increased security measures in 2022 to protect the artwork. That includes checking all bags larger than 30 by 40 cm at the cloakroom, and security inspection of smaller bags.
