Italian museum burns art to protest austerity cuts....Well that makes a lot of sense

(CNN) -- A museum in Italy is burning artworks from around the world to protest harsh austerity cuts by the Italian government.

Antonio Manfredi, director of the Casoria Contemporary Art Museum in Naples, kicked off the protest this week by setting fire to a painting by French artist Severine Bourguignon.

Manfredi says the museum will burn three artworks each week as part of its "Art War" campaign.

"I have 1,000 artworks from artists around the world, and they're already facing destruction due to the indifference of the government," he told CNN. "We want the government to pay attention to the country's cultural institutions." Read More