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Climate Activists Crash Arctic Exhibition at British Museum to Protest Oil Funding

by Valentina Di Liscia October 21, 2020November 5, 2020

BP or not BP? staged the demonstration as part of a day of action convened by the Alaskan Indigenous organizations Defend the Sacred AK and Native Movement.

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British Museum Will Move Bust of its Founding Donor, a Colonialist and Slaveowner

by Sarah Rose Sharp August 28, 2020November 5, 2020

Sir Hans Sloane’s bust will be moved from prominent display to a secure cabinet alongside artifacts explaining his work in the context of the British empire.

Posted inOpinion

Addressing the British Museum’s Colonial History and Hollow Solidarity With Black Lives

by Bayryam Mustafa Bayryamali June 16, 2020November 5, 2020

“I am disappointed that it took the death of an unarmed Black man for you to join the conversation about the colonial past and present of the British Museum,” says Bayryam Mustafa Bayryamali in a letter addressed to director Hartwig Fischer.

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Anti-Oil Activists Stage Largest Protest Yet at British Museum, With Trojan Horse in Tow

by Naomi Polonsky February 10, 2020

Hundreds of activists occupied the British Museum for a protest lasting over two days straight, coinciding with the BP-sponsored exhibition Troy: Myth and Reality.

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Two Treasure Hunters Headed to Jail After Concealing Their Discovery of Viking Treasure Trove

by Alissa Guzman November 28, 2019November 28, 2019

The metal detector enthusiasts, along with two coin dealers who assisted in selling the concealed find, have all been sentenced to up to 10 years in jail. The collection is worth an estimated $15.4 million.

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When the West Dreamt of Odalisques

by Michael Glover November 23, 2019November 22, 2019

Inspired by the East: How the Islamic World Influenced Western Art is a giant teaching aid of a fairly solid and dependable kind, but one that does not quite push far enough.

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Activists Dressed as Trojan Figures Crash Opening of BP-Funded Exhibition

by Naomi Polonsky November 20, 2019

Activist group BP or not BP? interrupted the opening of Troy: Myth and Reality at the British Museum, dressed as “living statues,” including a character of their own invention, “Petroleus.”

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China Sides with Greece Over Return of Parthenon Marbles

by Hakim Bishara November 14, 2019November 14, 2019

President Xi Jinping, expressed his support of Greece’s request to win back the 2,500-year-old friezes after 30 years of British refusal.

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This Is What the World’s First Travel Guide Looks Like

by Hakim Bishara October 21, 2019October 18, 2019

This first edition of the 15th-century book Peregrinatio in Terram Sanctam features the first accurate printed illustrations of Jerusalem and Venice, among other cities.

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Anti-Oil Protesters Will Storm the British Museum with a Trojan Horse

by Sarah Rose Sharp October 3, 2019

BP or not BP? launched a crowdfunding campaign to build a giant Trojan Horse for its largest protest yet, which will coincide with the museum’s Troy: Myth and Reality exhibition.

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The Challenges of Displaying Manga in a Museum Context

by Christine Ro August 1, 2019

Perhaps unsurprisingly, considering the exhibition’s generic name, in trying to be everything to everyone, it’s hard for Manga to satisfy anyone.

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British Museum Workers Issue Statement in Support of Trustee Who Resigned

by Hakim Bishara July 22, 2019

Members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) Union Culture Group have expressed their solidarity with Ahdaf Soueif, who recently resigned from the board and cited the museum’s endorsement of the oil company BP, its silence on the restitution of cultural artifacts, and labor issues as reasons for her resignation.

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