London Science Museum cuts links with BP after decades of partnership

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Climate protesters outside the London Science Museum in 2021. Photograph: Anna Vickerstaff View image in fullscreen 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”.

Blatchford said BP’s “generous contributions helped us to inspire more than 11,000 education, museum and science professionals through research-informed science engagement training, supporting vital work to spark curiosity and bring science to life for more than 1 million young people across the country”.

BP’s relationship with the Science Museum, which goes back decades, has come under previous scrutiny, with the company accused by campaigners of having an “insidious influence” over the teaching of science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) in the UK through its relationship with the museum.