"An internal row has broken out within the British Museum over its director's suggestion of a red, white and blue themed ball for 2026, after staff condemned it as in poor taste following the rise in flag-hoisting across the UK. Nicholas Cullinan, the director of the 272-year-old museum, has proposed a colour theme based on the union jack and French tricolore to mark next year's loan of the Bayeux tapestry from Normandy."
"Since the summer, union jacks and other flags of the four nations of the UK have been hoisted from windows, bridges and lamp-posts in what has been described by some as a celebration of Britishness. But concerns have been raised about the motivation of some of those involved. One group behind the hoisting of flags, named Operation Raise the Colours, accepted a donation from Britain First, a far-right party with an openly anti-Islam, anti-immigration agenda."
An internal dispute erupted at the British Museum after the director proposed a red, white and blue themed ball for 2026 tied to the Bayeux Tapestry loan from Normandy. The proposed colour scheme draws on the union jack and the French tricolore and has been called poor taste by curatorial and administrative staff amid a recent rise in flag-hoisting across the UK. Staff cited concerns over current far-right flag campaigns and donations linking a group called Operation Raise the Colours to Britain First. The museum recently hosted a successful pink-themed fundraising ball attended by celebrities and 8,000 guests.
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