Controversy Over Museums’ Black Lives Matter Statements Continues as Critics Pillory British Institutions

As museums in the United States released statements last week about their stance on the protests surrounding the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, few escaped criticism for their words on the tragedy. Detractors called out institutions for not responding fast enough to protests or, when they did, for not having mentioned Floyd’s name or the Black Lives Matter movement in their statements. Now, similar controversy has crossed the Atlantic to impact institutions in England.
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