Greenpeace activists have climbed up the columns at the British Museum

 

A photo posted by @elsiewhat on May 19, 2016 at 4:16am PDT

It's only a few weeks since Greenpeace activists scaled famous statues across London as part of a protest against air pollution, but they've already strapped into their harnesses again – this time to climb up the columns at the British Museum. The activists are calling on the museum to drop BP as a sponsor of its latest exhibition, Sunken Cities. The exhibition is about underwater archaeology and preservation, making oil giants BP a slightly odd choice of sponsor. The demonstration kicked off at around 9.30am this morning, and police were called shortly after. The museum has been evacuated and is temporarily closed at the moment.

See more pictures from the protest:

 

A photo posted by Cecilia Roscini (@cecilyzross) on May 19, 2016 at 3:36am PDT

 

A photo posted by hollyjones84 (@hollyjones84) on May 19, 2016 at 3:34am PDT

 

A photo posted by Kate Dickenson (@dickojnr) on May 19, 2016 at 4:18am PDT

 

A photo posted by Daniel Margolin (@usadaniel) on May 19, 2016 at 3:57am PDT

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