Protestors shun Science Museum over coal sponsor

Over 1,000 tickets for a late night event held at the Science Museum yesterday (31 August) went unused in protest over the museum's coal sponsorship.

The event, Science Museum India Lates, was targeted because of to the museum's sponosorship deal with Indian coal-producing conglomerate Adani, first announced last October.

While the event was taking place, a group including young people, teachers, grandparents, local residents and scientists protested outside. Representatives of the South Asia Solidarity Group gave an unsanctioned speech inside the museuem.

A spokesperson for South Asia Solidarity Group expressed outraged that Adani is sponsoring a new gallery which focuses on the transition to green energy.

"This sponsorship is a blatant attempt to greenwash the Adani Group’s destructive activities – an attempt the museum sadly seems all too happy to play along with."