Black History Museum joins other institutions in loaning monuments to Los Angeles exhibit
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- The Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia (BHMVA), has announced that several Confederate monuments in its collection will be loaned to the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles.
According to a Tuesday morning press release, the artifacts will be used in the California museum's upcoming, "MONUMENTS" exhibition, opening Sunday, Oct. 19 at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA and The Brick.
The exhibit will feature other decommissioned monuments from all across the U.S. -- including Baltimore, Boston, Montgomery, Pittsburgh and New Orleans.
The BHMVA will be contributing the following monuments:
- Vindicatrix sculpture and granite base from the Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument (1907)
- Matthew Fontaine Maury sculpture and globe, both from the Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument (1929)
- Assorted granite slabs from various Confederate monument bases
"BHMVA’s participation in MONUMENTS reflects our dedication to truth-telling and historical accountability," said BHMVA executive director Shakia Gullette-Warren.
"Our stewardship of these monuments is grounded in a commitment to ensure that objects once intended to glorify those who led the fight to enslave African Americans are repurposed in ways that foster critical reflection, healing, and deeper public understanding of America’s past, present, and future," Gullette-Warren continued.
On Monday, Aug. 4, The Valentine announced that a statue of Jefferson Davis from its ongoing exhibition, "This is Richmond, Virginia," would also be loaned to MOCA.
