Which London museum secretly received a Banksy installation in 2005?

The British Museum secretly received a Banksy installation in 2005.

Banksy placed a fake prehistoric cave painting in the British Museum’s Roman Britain gallery. The work showed a primitive-looking hunter pushing a shopping trolley and carrying a wounded animal, combining the visual language of ancient art with modern consumer culture.

The installation remained in the museum for several days before staff discovered it. Banksy later reproduced the concept in his book Wall and Piece, where it became an example of his practice of inserting unauthorized art into established institutions.

This event is often confused with Banksy’s other museum interventions, including works secretly placed in the Louvre and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The London installation was at the British Museum, and its satirical target was the museum’s presentation of human history alongside contemporary consumer behavior.