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British Museum’s new BP sponsorship deal ‘astonishingly out of touch’ (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

What the only British thing in the British Museum?

The patrons

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 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.