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

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.

An incredible incident occurred at the National Gallery when a member of parliament from the Niki party broke into the museum and broke display cases.

Nikos Papadopoulos had also submitted a question to the Ministry of Culture - Another person is being sought

The invasion of the NIKI MP into the National Gallery and the damage he caused to four works of art by Christoforos Katsadiotis has caused a storm of reactions, with the artist stating that the MP does not know what visual art means. The Parliament is taking disciplinary measures against Nikos Papadopoulos, as his parliamentary allowance is being cut in half for one month, as announced by Nikitas Kaklamanis. The Speaker of the Parliament accused…