Van Gogh's Sunflowers - Climate Crisis and Culture

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Monuments, Museums & Mojitos

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An informative & conversational-type podcast about history, heritage, arts, culture, and everything in between! Three pals Ysanne (UK), Poli (Bulgaria) and Nikki (Australia) combine their love for heritage with a drink and dance. This isn’t your typical history lesson. Every week we sit down over a new cocktail and discuss hot contemporary topics in a lighthearted and fun way - with a cocktail (or 5) in hand. We post our weekly cocktail recipe in advance so you can join in, make a drank and enjoy listening to us gossip about our topic. Get in touch @museumsmojitos on Instagram and Twitter.

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Van Gogh's Sunflowers - Climate Crisis and Culture

Monuments, Museums & Mojitos

15 minutes 53 seconds

3 years ago

Van Gogh's Sunflowers - Climate Crisis and Culture

Emergency episode! Art just got attacked in the name of climate activism!

At just after 11 a.m. on Friday, two members of Just Stop Oil, a group that seeks to stop oil and gas extraction in Britain, entered room 43 of the National Gallery in London, opened two tins of Heinz cream of tomato soup, and threw them at Vincent van Gogh’s “Sunflowers". It is one of six surviving images of sunflowers that van Gogh made in 1888 and 1889 - The New York Times.

We had to jump on board and discuss this issue. Our world of culture fell victim to an urgent cry of climate activism. In this emergency episode, we break down what happened, why it happened and what greater message it holds, not just for the UK, but for the entire world.

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