by Helen McConnell Simpson, Senior Curator of History Today we have launched an extended display at M Shed about the history of protest in Bristol, with the permanent inclusion of the statue of slave trader Edward Colston, which was pulled down during a B…
by Lisa Graves, Curator – World Cultures and Archaeology In 2020 we set-up a museum Decolonisation Working Group to direct our ambitions to address racial inequalities in our work. Due to huge internal upheaval over the last two years this work ha…
This International Women’s Day, Bristol Museum & Art Gallery invites you to explore exhibits and artwork that celebrate women. Some exhibits tell the story of a woman, some tell us about women’s lives in ancient civilisations, some are disco…