A statue of slave trader Edward Colston was toppled by protesters in Bristol in 2020
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DCMS pushes ‘retain and explain’ approach on contested statues
Guidance designed to help custodians of controversial public statues and monuments deal with calls for their removal has been published by government.
Cultural institutions should retain contested historical items such as statues and monuments and explain their historical context rather than removing them, the government has said.
Known as ‘re...
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