A number of prominent museums in the UK are boycotting a cultural agreement struck between the British and Saudi governments, as organisations around the world continue to express concern over the Kingdom’s human rights record. The memorandum of understanding was signed near the Saudi capital, Riyadh, last month by UK Secretary of State for Culture, Nadine Dorries, and her Saudi counterpart, Prince Badr bin Abdullah, with the UK’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) stating the initiative “involves focusing on collaborations in the film, museum and heritage sectors”. The initiative, according to the Saudi newspaper the Arab News, will serve in “developing cooperation to preserve Saudi heritage … enhancing participation in cultural festivals and artist residency programmes between … Continue reading Prominent UK museums refuse to participate in Saudi cultural agreement