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.

  • @n3m37hEnglish
    4•1 year ago

    What the only British thing in the British Museum?

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    The patrons

  • Chaotic EntropyEnglish
    2•1 year 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.