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350 Anti-Oil Protestors Take Over British Museum in Its Largest Protest Ever

by Christine Ro February 19, 2019

On February 16, for a protest organized by BP or not BP?, over 350 activists gathered to urge the British Museum to cut financial ties with British oil company BP.

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Hundreds Attend Guerrilla, Activist-Led Tour of Looted Artifacts at the British Museum

Avatar photo by Naomi Polonsky December 10, 2018December 18, 2018

Performance troupe BP or Not BP? organized a “Stolen Goods Tour” at the British Museum, where activists of Australian Aboriginal, Iraqi, Hawaiian, Māori, and Greek Cypriot heritage called for the repatriation of looted artifacts in the museum’s collection.

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Anti-BP Protesters Sip Oily Champagne in Satirical Performance at the British Museum

Avatar photo by Jasmine Weber November 6, 2018

Performers dressed as BP employees sipped oil-contaminated champagne, and protesters displayed facts about BP’s exploitation of Iraqi resources.

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A BP Oil Protest Spills Through the British Museum’s Protest Exhibition

by Christine Ro October 29, 2018October 30, 2018

BP or not BP? gathered in opposition of oil giant BP’s financial stake at the British Museum, accusing the company of bolstering its political positioning through its arts investments.

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Artists Protest London’s Design Museum As They Retrieve Works from Hope to Nope Exhibition

Avatar photo by Jasmine Weber August 2, 2018

Artists went to the Design Museum to retrieve their works after the museum released a statement that angered exhibiting artists. The protests were sparked when the public institution hosted a private event organized by arms-trading company Leonardo

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More Artists Are Demanding Their Work Be Removed from London’s Design Museum

Avatar photo by Jasmine Weber August 1, 2018

Many of the artists plan to attend the removal of their work by the museum this week.

BP or not BP, that is the question ... (photo by Diana More)
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Protest Performance Pressures Royal Shakespeare Company to End BP Sponsorship

by Isabella Smith June 18, 2018June 19, 2018

Members of BP or not BP? and other collectives staged the “Fossil Free Mischief Festival” in front and in the lobby of the RSC’s Stratford-upon-Avon theater.

Activist theater group BP Or Not BP? drop thousands of paper oil drops in the British Museum in protest of BP's sponsorship of the museum. (photo by Kristian Buus, courtesy BP Or Not BP?)
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New Dossier Shows British Museum Had a Role in Dealings Between BP and Russia

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton January 19, 2018

Newly public emails show correspondence between the museum, Russia’s London embassy, British officials, and BP.

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At BP-Sponsored Art Show, Protesters Call Out the Corporation’s Abuses

by Mia Jankowicz September 1, 2017September 11, 2017

On Thursday evening at the National Portrait Gallery, protesters drew attention to BP’s work with the Indonesian government, which has been accused of civil rights violations in West Papua.

On June 18, Australian activist Rodney Kelly gave a talk inside the British Museum to protest the museum's ownership of the Gweagal Shield. (all photos by Anna Branthwaite)
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At British Museum Protest, Australian Aboriginal Activist Demands Repatriation of Ancestor’s Shield

by Isabella Smith June 19, 2017June 20, 2017

On Sunday, with help from the theatrical protest group BP Or Not BP?, Rodney Kelly appealed to the public for the return of the Gweagal shield.

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In Wake of Trump’s Election, Protestors Address Climate Change at the British Museum

by Claire Voon November 28, 2016

In a performance at the British Museum, the theatrical protest group BP or not BP? marked the final weekend of a BP-sponsored exhibition and responded to the election of Donald Trump.

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Anti-BP Protesters Release Pirates, Merpeople, and the Kraken at the British Museum

by Isabella Smith September 26, 2016September 27, 2016

LONDON — The irony of oil company BP sponsoring the British Museum’s current exhibition Sunken Cities will have been lost on few.

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