Overview

• On June 19, a Last Generation Canada supporter sprayed washable pink paint on Pablo Picasso’s 1901 work L’hétaïre at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
• Museum officials confirmed the painting was kept behind protective glass and showed no signs of damage while on loan from an Italian gallery.
• Montreal police charged one person with mischief in connection with the incident and released them on a promise to appear in court.
• Last Generation Canada said the stunt was designed to pressure the federal government to establish a climate disaster protection agency for extreme weather relief.
• The group has staged similar pink paint actions recently at the Montreal casino and the BMO Museum to draw attention to its environmental demands.