25 art-activists have oil poured over them in National Portrait Gallery in protest over BP Portrait Award Art Not Oil coalition calls on National Portrait Gallery to break sponsorship ties with oil company responsible for climate change Earlier this afternoon 25 performers scattered throughout the National Portrait Gallery simultaneously had oil poured over their faces … More National Portrait Gallery targeted by live oily portraits

Man dressed as Viking arrested outside British Museum for carrying a cardboard shield, but “flash-horde” protest against BP sponsorship goes ahead undeterred Around 200 people – many dressed as Vikings – erect mobile longship in Great Court of Museum in vocal performance protest Today, hundreds of people invaded the British Museum to stage a Viking … More “Unlawful arrest” as hundreds of protesters invade British Museum with Viking longship