London Science Museum's sponsorship deal with BP ends after almost 25 years

London’s Science Museum Group (SMG) confirmed on Friday, 28 August, that its sponsorship partnership with BP will end on 31 August at the conclusion of its agreed term, closing a relationship that began nearly 25 years ago. The Times reported the current agreement, started in 2018, had been described as a ten-year deal expected to run until 2028, and SMG was contacted for clarification. BP previously sponsored the museum’s former Energy Gallery and the 2015 exhibition “Cosmonauts: Birth of the Space Age.” The decision follows sustained criticism and a teacher-led boycott campaign backed by the National Education Union, while activists noted the museum still has a sponsorship relationship with Adani Green Energy for its Energy Revolution gallery.

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