British Museum’s plan for ‘red, white and blue’ ball sparks row
Exclusive: some staff claim the theme is ‘in poor taste’ following a rise in flag-hoisting across the UKAn internal row has broken out within the British Museum over its director’s suggestion of a “red, white and blue” themed ball for 2026, after staff condemned it as “in poor taste”...
<p>Exclusive: some staff claim the theme is ‘in poor taste’ following a rise in flag-hoisting across the UK</p><p>An internal row has broken out within the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/british-museum">British Museum</a> over its director’s suggestion of a “red, white and blue” themed ball for 2026, after staff condemned it as “in poor taste” following the rise in flag-hoisting across the UK.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/mar/28/nicholas-cullinan-energetic-leader-british-museum-overhaul">Nicholas Cullinan</a>, the director of the 272-year-old museum, has proposed a colour theme based on the union jack and French tricolore to mark <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/05/rest-assured-the-bayeux-tapestry-will-be-transported-here-safely">next year’s loan of the Bayeux tapestry</a> from Normandy.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/dec/26/british-museums-plan-for-red-white-and-blue-ball-sparks-row">Continue reading...</a>
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