London’s Science Museum forced to cut ties with oil giant – and faces pressure over other sponsors

Climate activists demonstrate inside the Science Museum against sponsorship by Equinor, BP and Adani. Photograph: Andrea Domeniconi/Alamy

The Science Museum has been forced to cut ties with oil giant Equinor over its sponsor’s environmental record, the Observer can reveal.

Equinor has sponsored the museum’s interactive “WonderLab” since 2016, but the relationship is now coming to close, a move that will be seen as a major victory for climate change campaigners.