Greece’s National Gallery temporarily closed following arrest of lawmaker after artworks damaged

Far-Right Politician Vandalizes "Blasphemous" Artworks at Athens Museum

Days after penning a letter demanding the deinstallation of a “blasphemous” exhibition at the National Gallery–Alexandros Soutsos Museum in Athens, Greece, far-right Parliament Member Nikolaos Papadopoulos vandalized several of the artworks at the museum late Monday morning, March 10. Papadopoulos was temporarily detained and questioned after attacked four works from Greek artist Christophoros Katsadiotis’s in the group exhibition The Allure of …

Greek lawmaker arrested for attacking ‘offensive’ paintings in Athens

Nikolaos Papadopoulos, of the small right-wing, ultra-religious Niki party, attacked the paintings in The National Gallery - Alexandros Soutsos Museum. The exhibition includes works that caricature religious icons and themes.

Greek lawmaker attacks paintings he said were offensive to Christians

A far-right Greek lawmaker attacked four paintings in an exhibition at the country's National Gallery on Monday, the gallery said, after he had described one as offensive because of its distorted depictions of Christ and the Virgin Mary.

Greece's National Gallery temporarily closed following arrest of lawmaker after artworks damaged

Greek police have detained a member of parliament after he allegedly attacked art works being hosted at an exhibition in the country’s National Gallery in Athens.