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Maya Jama and Mick Jagger among stars at British Museum Ball

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Bates, G. (2026, October 17). Maya Jama and Mick Jagger among stars at British Museum Ball. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/mick-jagger-british-museum-bayeux-tapestry-benedict-cumberbatch-actresses-b1301310.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-17 · by Georgia Bates

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The British Museum Ball held on Saturday evening featured protests from a pro-Palestine group against the museum’s sponsorship by BP, with demonstrators projecting messages like "Drop BP" and "Blood Ball." The event raised funds for the museum's initiatives and highlighted issues such as the ownership of the Parthenon Marbles. Celebrities including Maya Jama, Mick Jagger, and Game of Thrones star Gwendoline Christie attended, dressed in red to align with the theme celebrating upcoming displays at the museum.
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On October 17, 2026, the British Museum in London held its second annual Ball, which featured appearances by celebrities such as Maya Jama, Mick Jagger, and Gwendoline Christie. The event raised money for the museum and included a theme of red to symbolize unity across three upcoming exhibitions. During the evening, protesters projected messages like "Drop BP" and "Blood Ball" on the building in opposition to the museum's sponsorship by British Petroleum (BP). Demonstrators also called for the return of Parthenon Marbles from the British Museum to their original location at the Acropolis Museum in Athens. Notable attendees included actors Cush Jumbo, Lesley Manville, social activist Bianca Jagger, and former chancellor George Osborne.

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🔮 In another clip, Brown from California, US, could be seen being “pulled away” from the victim.
🔮 During the evening, protesters projected “Drop BP” and “Blood Ball” on the building.
🔮 During the evening, protesters projected “Drop BP” and “Blood Ball” on the building.
🔮 During the evening, protesters projected “Drop BP” and “Blood Ball” on the building.
🔮 The event took place ahead of the King’s Caribbean tour which will see him and Camilla attend a gathering of Commonwealth leaders in Antigua and Barbuda next month.
🔮 Protesters have been warned that they could be arrested if they refuse to remove face masks.
🔮 He was holding his son and they played, “just as any father would in a pleasant, joyous moment of their life while on vacation”, Mr Alexandrou added.
🔮 The judge said the teens left customers with “agonising and life-changing injuries – and it could have been worse”.
🔮 They added: “He knows it will impact everyone in society.
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British Energy Embargo for Palestine London the British Museum the Norman Conquest

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British NORP · 2× Athens GPE · 1× Energy Embargo for Palestine ORG · 1× Georgie Robertson PERSON · 1× London GPE · 1× Parthenon GPE · 1× Rosanna Konarzewski PERSON · 1× the Acropolis Museum ORG · 1× the British Museum ORG · 1× the Parthenon Marbles ORG · 1×

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The 70-metre (229ft) tapestry, which is made of linen with embroidered images of the Norman Conquest, arrived at the British Museum in July. The theme of the ball this year was red with the attraction saying the colour was a “unifying thread woven through all three of the museum’s upcoming displays”.
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🔮 During the evening, protesters projected “Drop BP” and “Blood Ball” on the building.
2026-10-17 · Evening Standard
Maya Jama and Mick Jagger among stars at British Museum Ball · assertive framing

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The event, which raises money for the London landmark, saw multiple protests on Saturday evening, including from a pro-Palestine group opposing the museum’s sponsorship by BP. asserted
which → raise → BP
Host Rosanna Konarzewski was photographed outside the museum’s steps wearing an eye-catching dress inspired by the 11th-century embroidered cloth. asserted
Konarzewski → photograph → cloth
The 70-metre (229ft) tapestry, which is made of linen with embroidered images of the Norman Conquest, arrived at the British Museum in July. The theme of the ball this year was red with the attraction saying the colour was a “unifying thread woven through all three of the museum’s upcoming displays”. asserted
colour → make → displays
During the evening, protesters projected “Drop BP” and “Blood Ball” on the building. asserted
protesters → project → building
Earlier this week, campaign group Energy Embargo for Palestine asked supporters to stage a demonstration at the ball opposing the museum’s celebration of the US and its sponsorship by BP. asserted
group → ask → BP
Demonstrator Georgie Robertson, who said she was a guest at the event, wore a dress with the words “Return the Marbles” on it in protest over the ownership of the Parthenon Marbles. asserted
she → say → Marbles
She said in a statement that the marbles “must be reunited with the sculptures displayed at the Acropolis Museum in Athens”. asserted
marbles → say → Athens
She added: “Our national museum should reflect modern values, not perpetuate the legacy of colonial violence and looting. asserted
museum → add → violence
The statues came from friezes on the 2,500-year-old Parthenon temple and have been displayed at the museum for more than 200 years since they were removed by Lord Elgin when he was British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire in the early 19th century. asserted
he → come → century
Game Of Thrones star Gwendoline Christie was photographed on the carpet wearing a burgundy dress and clutching a red rose. asserted
Christie → photograph → rose
Read More They were joined by former British Vogue editor Edward Enninful, models Erin O’Connor and Adot Gak, and architect Kulapat Yantrasast. asserted
They → read → Enninful
Other exhibitions at the museum this autumn include a display marking the 250th anniversary of the United States and a landmark exhibition exploring 2,000 years of Korean creativity. asserted
exhibitions → include → creativity
Last year’s ball raised more than £2.5 million for the museum’s international partnerships. asserted
ball → raise → partnerships
According to the museum, proceeds this year will go towards its “masterplan” project, which includes overhauling its “outdated energy infrastructure” by phasing out fossil fuels and shifting to low-carbon energy. uncertain
which → accord → energy
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