Activist collective BP or not BP" has called on architects not to work on the British Museum's recently announced redevelopment masterplan as it will be funded by oil company BP.
In an Instagram post on Friday, the organisation, which seeks to end oil sponsorship of culture, said: "Architects: we invite you to pledge not to work with the British Museum until their new partnership with BP is dropped."
"The British Museum recently accepted the biggest single corporate donation to the arts in the UK," it added.
"£50 million from oil giant BP, over the next ten years to 'help deliver the museum's redevelopment masterplan'. This donation, amidst an escalating climate crisis, has also been described as 'one of the biggest, most brazen greenwashing sponsorship deals the sector has ever seen.'"
 

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BP or not BP" urged architects to not apply for the job in an Instagram post
In December, the British Museum announced plans for an architectural competition to redevelop around 7,500 square metres of gallery space at its central London location, with applications set to open in spring.
This would be supported by the decade-long partnership with BP.
"A new multi-year partnership with BP will support the future transformation of the museum by contributing £50 million over 10 years," the museum said.
"The partner...