[IMC-bristol] PRESS RELEASE: The Museum of Transatlantic Slavery

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Bristol's stance for holistic culture=20

The preparation and refurbishing of the premises on 51 Prince Street for Th=
e British=20
Museum of Transatlantic Slavery have begun today. Planning permission was=
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granted in October 2002 for the construction of a Society Learning Centre. =
Bristol=20
City Council and British Museums place considerable importance on the invol=
vement=20
of, and consultation with, Bristol people. Another public open session is b=
eing held at=20
College Green on the annual Slavery Remembrance Day (23/8/2003) from 3pm un=
til=20
8pm.=20

The Museum will illustrate the consequent global impact of the abduction an=
d=20
enslavement of whole generations. It will focus on today's legacies of nati=
ons=20
building, worldwide economics, languages, institutions, and cultures in Bri=
tain, Africa=20
and the former colonies.=20
It will assumedly open in 2008 with the exhibition =93Economic Dynamics and=
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Cynicism: indentured labour in twentieth century Britain=93 in collaboratio=
n with the=20
local black Caribbean communities.=20

The hosting of such a prestigious museum will strengthen Bristol's bid to b=
e=20
European Capital of Culture in 2008, and we are keen to support a British M=
useum of=20
Transatlantic Slavery which can live up to the standards of the Holocaust M=
useums=20
in Washington and Berlin and the Imperial War Museum in Manchester.=20
Andrew Kelly, Director of Bristol 2008, said: =93And, in providing the exis=
ting=20
population with top-class cultural facilities, it will ensure that the West=
 of England will=20
be able to compete with the rest of Europe for the best and brightest talen=
ts.=94=20


Note to Editors:=20
Bristol is one of six shortlisted cities bidding to be European Capital of =
Culture. The others are=20
Liverpool, Newcastle and Gateshead, Birmingham, Cardiff and Oxford. The Pri=
me Minister is=20
expected to announce the final decision early this summer.=20
Bristol Cultural Development Partnership is a partnership of Bristol City C=
ouncil, Bristol Chamber=20
of Commerce & Initiative and South West Arts and promotes long-term cultura=
l development in=20
Bristol. Projects include: At-Bristol; Brief Encounters Short Film Festival=
; Animated Encounters =96=20
Bristol=92s animation festival; Digital Arts Development Agency; Bristol Le=
gible City; Bristol 2008 and The=20
British Museum of Transatlantic Slavery.=20

Issued by British Museums.=20
MEDIA CONTACT: Bristol Cultural Development Partnership 0117-946 2228=20


The British Museum of=20
Transatlantic Slave Trade
c/o Bristol Cultural Development Partnership Tel. 0117-946 2228



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