Museum of the British Empire and Commonwealth. (Frontline).

From: History Today | Date: October 1, 2002| Author: Prior, Katherine | Copyright information

A NEW MUSEUM OPENS in Bristol this month. Some ten years in the making, the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum offers the public an accessible history of the British empire and its many legacies. It confronts controversial issues such as racism, economic exploitation, and cultural imperialism. And it canvasses a wide range of experiences of imperial rule and divergent opinions about it.

Critics have been hot off the mark. Back in June, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown told reade...

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