As part of Black History Month, the Museum of Gloucester wishes to share the work happening as a result of the Monuments Review project.

Its purpose is to have an open conversation about Gloucester’s historic association with the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

It is the responsibility of the Museum to tell a balanced story about the objects we hold. In the past any links to historic slavery were simply not mentioned in our displays or collections. We are now seeking to correct the narrative of our history with the aim to tell a broader story that includes this difficult topic, sometimes called ‘contested history’.