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17th June 2024
09:41am BST
Kneecap have literally left their mark on the British Museum in London by placing stickers over some of the exhibits.
The Belfast rap group visited the popular museum in the English capital and placed stickers saying "stolen from Ireland" over certain artefacts.
A post on social media read: "Few bits we stuck around the British Museum today – place is huge and full of stolen treasures from other cultures and people.
"Place would be empty only for the theft of everything they ‘discovered’..."
Few bits we stuck around the British Museum today - place is huge and full of stolen treasures from other cultures and people.
— KNEECAP (@KNEECAPCEOL) June 14, 2024
Place would be empty only for the theft of everything they “discovered”…. pic.twitter.com/IQH7eRkV4v
The stunt is just the latest in a series of digs at Britain's colonial history and coincided with the launch of Kneecap's debut album 'Fine Art'.
The stickers caused quite a reaction in their comments, with several angry Brits entering the chat.
"Tiresome childish nonsense," said one user on X.
However, for the most part, Kneecap's stickers got a very positive reaction, with another user saying:
"Well done, lads - great to see this. I always said that, if you gave back everything in there that wasn’t British, all they’d be left with would be the cafeteria & the gift shop."
The Irish language group's debut album was released over the weekend to rave reviews, garnering perfect scores from the likes of The Irish Times and Hot Press.
A movie is also on the way, with the trailer releasing last week, amping up anticipation for the Sundance Film Festival audience award winners.
It currently holds a near-perfect 96% score on Rotten Tomatoes and will be released in Ireland on Thursday, August 8.
Described as a “raucous anti-establishment comedy”, the movie stars Kneecap’s Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap and DJ Próvaí in their acting debuts, alongside Oscar-nominee Michael Fassbender, Simone Kirby (Hidden Assets) and Josie Walker (The Wonder).
“Set in West Belfast in 2019, it chronicles how fate brings the trio together and how they then go on to change the sound of Irish music forever,” the plot synopsis reads.
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