For anyone interested in the culture of the British Museum, I recommend a reading of the most recently available set of their Board’s minutes concerning the potential impact on the security of the collection as a result of the acceptance of what is demurely described as ‘the corporate sponsorship under discussion’.

In other words, they could not bring themselves to make it a matter of public record that they had accepted sponsorship from BP in spite of declaring on the front page of their website that it is their policy to act openly and honestly.