British Museum: Palestine

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with the British Museum on public-facing signage changes referencing Palestine, Palestinian and Israelite occupation.

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1. 8 July 2026

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with the British Museum on public-facing signage changes referencing Palestine, Palestinian and Israelite occupation.

   Source: Commons

2. 15 July 2026

   Answer

   The British Museum is curatorially independent of the Government. Decisions on signage and object labelling are made by curatorial experts at the Museum.DCMS officials have discussed these matters with British Museum officials to understand the Museum’s d...

   Source: Written answer

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