Shells ends National Gallery sponsorship - to delight of campaigners
(The Guardian Netherlands)

Twelve-year deal, which had sparked environmental protests, expired in JanuaryShell has ended its 12-year sponsorship of the National Gallery, to the delight of campaigners who have fought to keep fossil fuel financing out of the arts.The partnership with the Anglo-Dutch firm has made the London art gallery the target of protests over the years, including Greenpeace dropping a banner off the building´s roof and activists gatecrashing the launch of a flagship Rembrandt exhibition. Continue reading...