Artefacts linked to slavery removed from Bank of England ...Kuwait

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The Bank of England said on Friday it has removed 10 oil paintings and busts of seven governors and directors who had known connections to the slave trade in the 18th and 19th centuries and hired a researcher on slavery for its museum. The British central bank said following Black Lives Matter protests last year that it would review its art collection. "The review is now complete and artworks depicting former Governors and Directors, where we have been able to establish links to the slave trade, have been removed from display," a BoE spokesperson said. "We have also appointed a researcher to work in our Museum to explore the Bank's historic links with the transatlanti

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