Speakers: Ray Barnett, Head of Collections & Archives, Bristol Culture & Creative Industries and Professor Shawn Sobers, UWE Bristol and Commissioner with We are Bristol History Commission

‘The toppling of the statue of Edward Colston in Bristol in June 2020 made international headlines. Professor Shawn Sobers of the ‘We are Bristol History Commission’ and Ray Barnett Head of Collections & Archives at Bristol Museums will describe the partnership approach to developing a display around the statue to engage the whole community in deciding ‘what next?’.: The collaborative approach to displaying the toppled statue of Edward Colston.‘The toppling of the statue of Edward Colston in Bristol in June 2020 made international headlines. Professor Shawn Sobers of the ‘We are Bristol History Commission’ and Ray Barnett Head of Collections & Archives at Bristol Museums will describe the partnership approach to developing a display around the statue to engage the whole community in deciding ‘what next?’.