On Resigning from the British Museum’s Board of Trustees

Title: On Resigning from the British Museum’s Board of Trustees
Author: Ahdaf Soueif
Media Outlet: London Review of Books
Publish Date: July 15, 2019

The British Museum, born and bred in empire and colonial practice, is coming under scrutiny. And yet it hardly speaks. (…) Any story the museum chooses to tell must finally be judged in context: that is, in relation to how it behaves – where it gets its money, how it treats its workers, and who it considers partners.