<p>Two climate activists glued their hands to the perspex covering of Picasso's anti-war painting "Massacre in Korea" in a Melbourne art gallery on Sunday, police, protesters and the gallery said.</p>.<p>The painting emerged unscathed.</p>.<p>The black-clad activists were shown with their hands pressed against the Picasso in a room of the National Gallery of Victoria in images shared on social media by the Extinction Rebellion movement.</p>.<p>A man wearing a T-shirt with the Extinction Rebellion symbol -- an hourglass in a circle -- stood alongside them.</p>.<p>On the ground at their feet lay a black banner reading "Climate Chaos = War + Famine".</p>.<p>"It is believed three protesters entered the ground level of the gallery before a man and a woman glued themselves to a protective covering of a Picasso painting," said a Victoria Police spokeswoman.</p>.<p>The protesters -- a 49-year-old woman from New South Wales and a 59-year-old man from Melbourne -- were "removed from the painting" more than an hour after their action is believed to have started, police said.</p>.<p>The pair, alongside a 49-year-old Melbourne man, "have been arrested and are assisting police with their enquiries," they said.</p>.<p>The gallery said it had called the police and closed the exhibition to the public during the protest.</p>.<p>"The protesters' hands were safely removed from the perspex with no harm to the work," said a spokesperson for the National Gallery of Victoria.</p>.<p>The 1951 Picasso work "shows the horrors of war", Extinction Rebellion Victoria said on its Facebook page.</p>.<p>"Climate breakdown will mean an increase in conflict around the world. Now is the time for everyone and all institutions to stand up for action!" the group said.</p>.<p>The painting was being shown on the final day of the gallery's "The Picasso Century" exhibition.</p>
<p>Two climate activists glued their hands to the perspex covering of Picasso's anti-war painting "Massacre in Korea" in a Melbourne art gallery on Sunday, police, protesters and the gallery said.</p>.<p>The painting emerged unscathed.</p>.<p>The black-clad activists were shown with their hands pressed against the Picasso in a room of the National Gallery of Victoria in images shared on social media by the Extinction Rebellion movement.</p>.<p>A man wearing a T-shirt with the Extinction Rebellion symbol -- an hourglass in a circle -- stood alongside them.</p>.<p>On the ground at their feet lay a black banner reading "Climate Chaos = War + Famine".</p>.<p>"It is believed three protesters entered the ground level of the gallery before a man and a woman glued themselves to a protective covering of a Picasso painting," said a Victoria Police spokeswoman.</p>.<p>The protesters -- a 49-year-old woman from New South Wales and a 59-year-old man from Melbourne -- were "removed from the painting" more than an hour after their action is believed to have started, police said.</p>.<p>The pair, alongside a 49-year-old Melbourne man, "have been arrested and are assisting police with their enquiries," they said.</p>.<p>The gallery said it had called the police and closed the exhibition to the public during the protest.</p>.<p>"The protesters' hands were safely removed from the perspex with no harm to the work," said a spokesperson for the National Gallery of Victoria.</p>.<p>The 1951 Picasso work "shows the horrors of war", Extinction Rebellion Victoria said on its Facebook page.</p>.<p>"Climate breakdown will mean an increase in conflict around the world. Now is the time for everyone and all institutions to stand up for action!" the group said.</p>.<p>The painting was being shown on the final day of the gallery's "The Picasso Century" exhibition.</p>