British Museum’s BP sponsorship deal ‘astonishingly out of touch’
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Campaigners criticise £50m tie-up with fossil fuel firm to help fund ‘masterplan’ redevelopment project

Campaigners have called the British Museum “astonishingly out of touch” after it announced a 10-year £50m partnership with BP to help fund one of the biggest redevelopments in its history.

On Tuesday the museum announced the energy company would be helping to fund its ambitious “masterplan” project, a redevelopment estimated to cost £1bn.

  • Chaotic EntropyEnglish
    2·
    11 months ago

    BP gets to launder its reputation, and the British Museum gets a chunk of change that they would never have otherwise received, especially in this financial climate.

  • Nacktmull@lemm.eeEnglish
    32·
    11 months ago

    Not at all surprising, those are the criminals who hold on to artifacts and national treasures stolen during colonial times from all over the world and still refuse to give them back. Working with a fossil corporation perfectly fits the picture.