Museo Reina Sofía Calls for Investigation into Incident Involving Visitors with Israeli Flags
The Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid, one of Spain’s top art museums, said on Monday that it was seeking an investigation into a widely publicized incident involving visitors who came to the museum with Stars of David and Israeli flags. Video of the incident went viral after being published by Okdiario , a conservative Spanish publication. In the video, security officers appear to call for the removal of three women from the museum. As they begin the process of escorting the women out, one officer says that “some members of the public are being bothered” by these visitors. Okdiario reported that before the incident, which the publication termed “racist harassment,” other visitors had shouted phrases such as “genocidal maniacs” at these women. The video, which runs nearly a minute and a half, does not show what preceded this incident. ARTnews could not independently confirm Okdiario ’s account, which stated that the women were tourists from Israel. The incident was also covered by cons...