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BP’S TARNISHED REP

Updated Apr. 25, 2017 9:47AM EDT / Published Jun. 28, 2010 11:07AM EDT

As The Guardian published yesterday, more than 150 arts and culture aficionados signed a letter decrying BP’s financial support of the Tate Museum. BP has been a sponsor of the museum for 20 years. The protesters, including critics, artists, playwrights, and writers, also expressed anger at the oil giant’s support of other venerable institutions, from the Royal Opera, the National Portrait Gallery, and the British Museum.

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