Petition · past parliament

Create a British Slave Museum or a permanent exhibit in a major museum

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

The establishment of this novel museum or permanent exhibit would house any artefacts that glorify Britain’s past involvement in slavery. This can include, but is not limited to, statues recently taken down or still standing on Britain’s streets during these times of uncertainty.
Statues cementing Britain’s “successful” extraction of resources and exploitation of humanity run amuck. Few have been taken down as a reaction to BLM either by gov. or protestors so the question is: where do these articles of Britain’s slave-based heritage go? I’m fearful that if disposed of history is being censored rather than pragmatically addressed. A museum or permanent exhibit for these articles aims to educate future generations on our crimes against humanity and the figures involved.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

12 Jun 2020 Petition opened for signatures
21 Aug 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 21 Aug 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.