From https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-49006976
An Egyptian writer has resigned from the British Museum's board of trustees, claiming it is "immovable" on its sponsorship deal with oil company BP.
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By: Art Not Oil
Date: 31/10/2016 - 10:37am
New FOI documents strengthens case that BP leant on British Museum to hold a "Days of the Dead" festival in 2015, shoring up ties to Mexican officials ahead of key drilling license auction
By: Art Not Oil
Date: 30/09/2016 - 7:30pm
- FOI revelations expose ‘ethical black hole’ at heart of the British Museum
- Museum trustees were not consulted on BP renewal
- Trustees to meet today as revelations become public
By: Art Not Oil
Date: 17/08/2016 - 9:05am
Today, the Museums Association (MA) Ethics Committee published a response to Art Not Oil’s report, released last May, entitled ‘BP’s cultural sponsorship - a corrupting influence’.