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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Wil Crisp

Science Museum sponsorship deal with oil firm included gag clause

Science Museum
The Science Museum said it had decided to no longer include gagging clauses in new agreements. Photograph: Andy Lane/Alamy

The Science Museum in London signed a sponsorship contract containing a gagging clause with the Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor, agreeing to take care not to say anything that could damage the firm’s reputation, it can be revealed.

The agreement, a copy of which was obtained by the Guardian and the investigative journalism organisation Point Source, concerned sponsorship of the museum’s current Wonderlab exhibition.

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