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===BP sponsorship=== Since 2016, there have been a number of protests by activist groups, trade unions and the public against the British Museum's relationship with the oil company [[BP]] which the protesters believe implicates the museum in global warming.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/feb/16/campaigners-protest-against-bp-sponsorship-of-british-museum|title=Campaigners protest against BP sponsorship of British Museum|last=Busby|first=Mattha|date=16 February 2019|work=The Guardian|access-date=17 July 2019|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=17 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717095219/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/feb/16/campaigners-protest-against-bp-sponsorship-of-british-museum|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2019, [[Ahdaf Soueif]] resigned from the British Museum's board of trustees in protest against the sponsorship.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-49006976|title=Trustee resigns from British Museum over BP|date=16 July 2019|access-date=17 July 2019|archive-date=17 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717092845/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-49006976|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2020, 1,500 demonstrators, including British Museum staff, took part in a day of protest over the issue.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/feb/10/british-museum-staff-join-outcry-against-bp-sponsorship|title=British Museum staff join outcry against BP sponsorship|date=10 February 2020|website=The Guardian|access-date=5 March 2020|archive-date=8 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200308084230/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/feb/10/british-museum-staff-join-outcry-against-bp-sponsorship|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2023, it was announced that the British Museum had agreed to a new Β£50 million sponsorship deal with BP.<ref>{{Cite web |title=British Museum strikes Β£50mn sponsorship deal with BP |url=https://www.ft.com/content/00526e7f-7f29-4dd1-a286-c42cd02b8598 |access-date=19 December 2023 |website=www.ft.com |date=19 December 2023 |archive-date=19 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231219152225/https://www.ft.com/content/00526e7f-7f29-4dd1-a286-c42cd02b8598 |url-status=live |last1=Uddin |first1=Rafe }}</ref>
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