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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.
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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.
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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”.
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colour → make → displays
During the evening, protesters projected “Drop BP” and “Blood Ball” on the building.
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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.
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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.
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she → say → Marbles
She said in a statement that the marbles “must be reunited with the sculptures displayed at the Acropolis Museum in Athens”.
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marbles → say → Athens
She added: “Our national museum should reflect modern values, not perpetuate the legacy of colonial violence and looting.
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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.
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he → come → century
Game Of Thrones star Gwendoline Christie was photographed on the carpet wearing a burgundy dress and clutching a red rose.
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Christie → photograph → rose
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They were joined by former British Vogue editor Edward Enninful, models Erin O’Connor and Adot Gak, and architect Kulapat Yantrasast.
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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.
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exhibitions → include → creativity
Last year’s ball raised more than £2.5 million for the museum’s international partnerships.
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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.
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which → accord → energy
The Aporia
