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British Museum Ball 2026: Maya Jama and Gwendoline Christie lead best looks at star-studded London party

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Howie, M. (2026, October 18). British Museum Ball 2026: Maya Jama and Gwendoline Christie lead best looks at star-studded London party. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/british-museum-ball-best-looks-maya-jama-bayeux-tapestry-dress-b1301310.html

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At the British Museum Ball 2026, celebrities like Maya Jama and Gwendoline Christie attended in red attire as per the event's theme. The star-studded affair included notable guests such as Benedict Cumberbatch and Mick Jagger while raising funds for the museum’s projects. However, protests against the museum’s sponsorship by BP and its ownership of the Parthenon Marbles were prominent during the event.

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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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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 → say → displays

Plenty of famous faces adhered to the theme, including model Adot Gak, and Game Of Thrones star Gwendoline Christie, who was photographed on the carpet wearing a burgundy dress and clutching a red rose. asserted

who → adhere → rose

Host Rosanna Konarzewski was photographed outside the museum’s steps wearing an incredible dress inspired by the 11th-century embroidered cloth. asserted

Konarzewski → photograph → cloth

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

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

They were joined by former British Vogue editor Edward Enninful, model Erin O’Connor and architect Kulapat Yantrasast. asserted

They → join → 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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