'Celebrating vandals': MPs take aim at WA Museum for acquiring perspex protecting priceless painting defaced by climate activist

Populist rhetoric for bored politicians who should be concentrating on the pressing issues in their portfolios, not passing inane comment on the collections of the State's posterity focused institutions.

"By collecting this piece, we're not legitimising either the cause that it represents or indeed the action that we clearly condemn," he said.

"Museums these days are much more interested in collecting lots of different viewpoints and representing them because we don't know in five or 10 or 50 years time, how people will be assessing these events or wanting to reflect on them, or maybe even wanting to make exhibitions about them."

He also quelled concern about the use of taxpayers' money to acquire the piece of perspex, saying it did not cost the museum anything.

I find it really difficult to argue with any of that.