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and demanding that these bronzes stay where they are so we can have access to these. hello and welcome to the travel show with me, rajan datar. now, it s widely believed that the first ever museum was built more than 2,500 years ago in babylon, or modern day iraq. and now unesco reckons there are 100,000 of them throughout the world. but today, many museums are putting a lot of time and effort into thinking about how they can make their collections more engaging and more in tune with modern audiences. and that is what we re looking at in this week s show, starting here in belgium. the african museum just outside of brussels is marking its 125th anniversary. and along with a range of events associated with that, the museum has taken the opportunity to reflect on its colonial past. five years ago, the museum underwent a massive renovation, removing problematic statues, changing the labelling around objects. anything that created a negative stereotype about africa. though ....
about how they can make their collections more engaging and more in tune with modern audiences. and that is what we re looking at in this week s show, starting here in belgium. the african museum in tervuren, just outside of brussels, is marking its 125th anniversary. and along with a range of events associated with that, the museum s taken the opportunity to reflect on its colonial past. five years ago, the museum underwent a massive renovation, removing problematic statues, changing the labelling around objects, anything that created a negative stereotype about africa. though some things couldn t be changed, like the enduring presence of the monarch who established this place. so here, this hall represents really the two discourses that are taking place in the museum. and you can see, if you lift your head, the name of the late king leopold ii encrypted in everyone s hall. but also, here you actually have an inscription that says in french, la belgique apportant la c ....
it s wednesday 31st may. rail passengers are facing disruption this morning, as more than 12,000 train drivers walk out in a row over pay and working conditions. it s the start of several days of industrial action on the rail network, which will affect people travelling to this weekend s epsom derby and the fa cup final. here s our transport correspondent, katy austin. once again, train services have come to a stop in many parts of the country. this music bar in london thinks punters staying away during rail strikes has already cost it about three quarters of a million pounds. it s another blow on top of the pandemic and cost of living pressures. nothing has hit us harder than the train strikes. the train strikes are crippling to the business, and we re in a time when we re already seeing so many businesses on a knife edge and up against the wall. we need a period of stability. today s action by train drivers in the aslef union is the first of three strike days this week. aro ....
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and the winning team s captain being strechered off after collapsing on the pitch. all: what happened to - the math teacher s garden? it grew square roots. from larking around in school to being crowned britain s funniest class, we ll speak to the 10 year old behind their winning joke. and in weather, it s going to be a sunny, coola and in weather, it s going to be a sunny, cool a day for many but the dry story continues and will do so through much of the coming week. all of the details right here on breakfast cooler. it s sunday the 28th of may. our main story questions still remain this morning as to why passport egates stopped working at major airports across the uk. tens of thousands of passengers were left waiting hours as passports had to be checked manually. the home office says the issue has now been fixed, as vincent mcaviney reports. woman: this is gatwick s line. at the start of a bank holiday weekend and half term, it was the last thing these travellers ....