A controversial statue of a 17th-century British slave trader toppled last June in Bristol will go on temporary display in a museum as city authorities debate its fate. It will now form the centrepiece of a temporary exhibition at the museum opening next Friday almost a year to the day after it was pulled down which will also feature placards from the protest and a timeline of key events.
BRISTOL: The toppled statue of slave trader Edward Colston is to go on public display in Bristol.The bronze memorial to the 17th century merchant was pulled down from its plinth during a Black Lives.
Felled Colston statue to go on display in Bristol next month
The bike tyre that emerged with the statue from Bristol harbour will form part of the display
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The Edward Colston statue felled in Bristol last year will go on display at the M Shed museum next month.
The bronze figure of the 17th century slave trader was toppled during a Black Lives Matter protest in Bristol city centre on June 7, 2020.
And it will go on display at the museum on Princes Wharf nearly a year afterwards, on June 4. It will be a temporary exhibit with a survey asking people what should happen to the statue.
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