Stolen Land, Stolen Culture, Stolen Climate

Concerns around the British Museum’s Indigenous Australia exhibition, and its sponsor BP This week, the new BP-sponsored exhibition ‘Indigenous Australia: Enduring Cultures’ opened at the British Museum. On Tuesday, we gatecrashed the exhibition’s press launch with a banner reading “Stolen Land, Stolen Culture, Stolen Climate”. Our protest gained coverage on BBC Radio 4’s flagship arts … More Stolen Land, Stolen Culture, Stolen Climate

Protesters gatecrash exhibition launch over ‘stolen culture’ and BP sponsorship

* British Museum ‘Indigenous Australia’ press launch disrupted by activists criticising oil sponsorship and calling for repatriation of indigenous objects * BP donations revealed to be just 0.8% of museum’s income At 10.30am this morning the official media launch of the British Museum’s new BP-sponsored exhibition, “Indigenous Australia: Enduring Civilisation”, was interrupted by an unexpected theatrical … More Protesters gatecrash exhibition launch over ‘stolen culture’ and BP sponsorship