An activist from the group New Generation staged a protest at Berlin’s Bode Museum by super-gluing herself to a display cabinet containing coins. Dressed as Germany’s Economic Affairs Minister, Katherina Reiche, the protester aimed to criticize the minister's perceived lack of independence from corporate interests. Police successfully removed the activist, and the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation confirmed that no museum exhibits were damaged during the incident.
This event marks a strategic shift in museum-based activism, as the newly formed New Generation—a successor to the climate-focused Last Generation—is now utilizing the controversial tactic of gluing oneself to museum property to highlight democratic and political issues rather than environmental ones. The incident underscores the ongoing security challenges faced by cultural institutions as museums increasingly become stages for diverse forms of civil disobedience and political theater.