<p>Dutch police arrested three people after climate activists targeted Johannes Vermeer's painting 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' at the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague on Thursday.</p>.<p>Two people glued themselves to the famed painting and adjoining wall, while another threw an unknown substance, but the artwork was behind glass and undamaged, the Mauritshuis said.</p>.<p>Social media images showed activists wearing "Just Stop Oil" T-shirts and saying "how do you feel", while museum visitors shouted "shame" and "you're stupid".</p>.<p>The attack comes after environmental activists poured tomato soup over Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers" at the National Gallery in London and smeared mashed potato over a Monet painting in Germany.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/climate-protesters-throw-mashed-potatoes-at-monet-painting-1156224.html" target="_blank">Climate protesters throw mashed potatoes at Monet painting</a></strong></p>.<p>"Around 2 pm (1200 GMT) two people glued themselves to the Girl with a Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer," the Mauritshuis said in a statement to <em>AFP</em>.</p>.<p>"One person glued his head to the painting, which was behind glass, and the other person glued his hand to the green wall next to the painting. A third person threw an unknown substance at the painting."</p>.<p>The museum added: "We have immediately inspected the painting, which was done by our restorers. Fortunately the painting... was not damaged."</p>.<p>The painting would return on display "as soon as possible".</p>.<p>"Art is defenceless and to try and damage it for whichever cause, we strongly condemn it," the Mauritshuis added.</p>.<p>The Hague police said on Twitter that they had arrested three people in a museum for "public violence against goods".</p>.<p>Dozens of people were gathered inside the museum waiting for news, while security guards told them not to get too close to the other paintings, an AFP reporter said.</p>.<p>The entrance to the room where the "Girl with a Pearl Earring" normally hangs was blocked off by a large reproduction oil painting and a guard said it would likely be closed for the rest of the day.</p>.<p>Two police vans were parked outside the museum while investigations continued.</p>
<p>Dutch police arrested three people after climate activists targeted Johannes Vermeer's painting 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' at the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague on Thursday.</p>.<p>Two people glued themselves to the famed painting and adjoining wall, while another threw an unknown substance, but the artwork was behind glass and undamaged, the Mauritshuis said.</p>.<p>Social media images showed activists wearing "Just Stop Oil" T-shirts and saying "how do you feel", while museum visitors shouted "shame" and "you're stupid".</p>.<p>The attack comes after environmental activists poured tomato soup over Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers" at the National Gallery in London and smeared mashed potato over a Monet painting in Germany.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/climate-protesters-throw-mashed-potatoes-at-monet-painting-1156224.html" target="_blank">Climate protesters throw mashed potatoes at Monet painting</a></strong></p>.<p>"Around 2 pm (1200 GMT) two people glued themselves to the Girl with a Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer," the Mauritshuis said in a statement to <em>AFP</em>.</p>.<p>"One person glued his head to the painting, which was behind glass, and the other person glued his hand to the green wall next to the painting. A third person threw an unknown substance at the painting."</p>.<p>The museum added: "We have immediately inspected the painting, which was done by our restorers. Fortunately the painting... was not damaged."</p>.<p>The painting would return on display "as soon as possible".</p>.<p>"Art is defenceless and to try and damage it for whichever cause, we strongly condemn it," the Mauritshuis added.</p>.<p>The Hague police said on Twitter that they had arrested three people in a museum for "public violence against goods".</p>.<p>Dozens of people were gathered inside the museum waiting for news, while security guards told them not to get too close to the other paintings, an AFP reporter said.</p>.<p>The entrance to the room where the "Girl with a Pearl Earring" normally hangs was blocked off by a large reproduction oil painting and a guard said it would likely be closed for the rest of the day.</p>.<p>Two police vans were parked outside the museum while investigations continued.</p>