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Activists Return to the British Museum to Lead Another “Stolen Goods” Tour

by Naomi Polonsky May 8, 2019

During the event, speakers called for the repatriation of objects acquired through colonialism and an end to sponsorship from the oil company BP.

Posted inArt

How Not to Decolonize Your Museum

by Alfonse Chiu March 26, 2019March 27, 2019

The Asian Civilisations Museum’s latest exhibition is a toothless interrogation of Sir Stamford Raffles, one of Southeast Asia’s most notorious colonizers.

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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

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.

Posted inArt

Stories of an Assyrian King and What Became of His Empire

by Sarah E. Bond December 5, 2018August 4, 2021

A new exhibition at the British Museum underscores the material remains associated with the Assyrian king Ashurbanipal, and their display alludes to Britain’s long and fraught history with Iraq.

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Easter Islanders Are Visiting British Museum to Request Repatriation of Ancestral Heritage

by Jasmine Weber November 16, 2018

“For us [the statue] is a brother; but for them it is a souvenir or an attraction,” said a member of the Easter Island development commission, Anakena Manutomatoma.

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

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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Easter Islanders Ask British Museum to Return Sacred Statue, Offering Replica in Return

by Sarah Rose Sharp October 23, 2018

The Rapa Nui community has offered a basalt replica of the eight-foot, four-ton sculpture called Hoa Hakananai’a, which was stolen in 1868.

Posted inArt

Plumbing the Depths of Rodin’s Classical Influences

by Olivia McEwan July 4, 2018July 3, 2018

Rodin’s work is currently on display at the British Museum, with a number of photographs and sculptures included in the exhibition, the main draw being the Parthenon marbles.

Visitors at the British Museum (photo by Mark Ramsay, via Flickr)
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Museums Should Consider Why They’ve Become Targets of Attack and Protest

by Erin L. Thompson June 11, 2018March 9, 2021

A terror plot targeting the British Museum was recently thwarted, but the reasons why it became a target in the first place go far beyond the current political climate.

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World’s Oldest Figural Tattoos Found on Two Ancient Egyptian Mummies

by Claire Voon March 2, 2018March 2, 2018

The 5,000-year-old mummies, which have been at the British Museum, have tattoos of a wild bull, sheep, and alphabet-like motifs.

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