London Science Museum cuts links with BP after decades of partnership
The London Science Museum has officially ended its long-standing partnership with oil and gas company BP. This decision follows years of pressure from climate activists who criticized the museum's ties to fossil fuel companies.
Why it matters
It reflects a broader trend of cultural and educational institutions distancing themselves from fossil fuel sponsors due to climate change concerns.
Climate protesters outside the London Science Museum in 2021. Photograph: Anna Vickerstaff Climate protesters outside the London Science Museum in 2021. Photograph: Anna Vickerstaff Museums London Science Museum cuts links with BP after decades of partnership Campaigners say ‘seismic shift’ follows years of pressure to sever ties with oil and gas firm
Prefer the Guardian on Google The London Science Museum has ended its decades-long partnership with the oil and gas company BP in what has been described as a “seismic shift” for the museum.
The Science Museum Group academy, which was established in 2018 to provide training and resources, announced on Friday that it would be ending its partnership with BP . In a statement, the director and chief executive of the Science Museum Group, Sir Ian Blatchford, said the partnership had “drawn to a close at the end of the current contract term”.
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