Australian art lovers are likely to fall under greater surveillance as they wander public galleries and museums amid this week’sAcross the globe cultural institutions have been quietly tightening their public cordons and security presence around famous artworks, reversing a broader trend towards less oppressive security regimes around exhibitions.
Australian Federal Police were called to the NGA on Wednesday when two women protestors fled after trying to glue themselves to the frame of Andy Warhol’sThe stunt came one month after two Extinction Rebellion protestors glued their hands to a Picasso painting at Melbourne’s National Gallery of Victoria, and followed similar protests on the global stage.Credit:Much like the Dark Lord in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, security protocols in the art world are rarely ever publicly spoken about.
Priceless works and masterpieces like the Warhol series sit behind protective glass and smaller precious items are usually displayed in smash-proof cases, with alarms, cameras and electronic triggers comprising basic electronic surveillance hardware of any major gallery.Screening of bags, common for all visitors of European galleries including the Louvre, is not yet part of the regular visitor experience in Australia.
“We want galleries to be friendly, we want them to be inviting,” he says. “At the same time, anything in an art gallery is something of real culture significance, and needs protecting.”Director of Museum and Heritage Studies at the University of Sydney, Dr Chiara O’Reilly predicts increased monitoring of visitors as a result of the climate change protests. There would likely be a greater insistence that handbags and personal items be checked in at the cloakroom.
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