Climate Activists Vandalize Degas Sculpture at National Gallery of Art

Climate activists from the group Declare Emergency painted the case and pedestal of Edgar Degas’s “Little Dancer Aged Fourteen” sculpture in the National Gallery of Art in D.C. to demand that President Biden declare a climate emergency. The protesters were removed by police. Similar protests have occurred around the world, with activists targeting galleries and museums. Sociologist Dana R. Fisher notes that these disruptive tactics are meant to draw attention to the climate crisis and can persuade people to be more supportive of moderate perspectives.