Visitors can take in a 360-degree view of the piece and also observe it from the building’s upper floors.
The statue now stands in a spacious stairwell just off the atrium of History Colorado’s downtown museum. So, given the fact that this statue is so controversial, what is the overarching purpose of the exhibit?Īnd what will happen when the exhibit closes a year from now?
Kevin, can you start by explaining what makes this exhibit unique? Sun reporter Kevin Simpson is joining today to tell us more about the exhibit. History Colorado then set about fielding interpretations of the Union soldier statue from a variety of voices. Those involve considering the piece in question from three separate periods - like the time it commemorates, the time it was originally installed, and the present day. Museums have long displayed controversial works, long enough to have developed a set of best practices. The committee unanimously approved the loan. Hanson said that the museum viewed this as a teachable moment - “not as an erasure or reinstallation, but a chance to consider monuments and how we value them.” Sparked by the dialogue that followed the statue’s toppling, the museum suggested displaying the piece with commentary that would explain its interpretation by various groups. In August, History Colorado’s Jason Hanson, addressed the Capitol Building Advisory Committee about a one-year loan of the Union soldier statue that had been toppled in June by unknown protesters.
The 10-mile route inspired boom times in Marble. They laid track up to a quarry town named for its pure white stone: Marble. Today, we take you back to October 15th, 1906 when a team of Japanese immigrant laborers commenced work on one of the many short line railways in the Colorado high country. Today our focus is on the controversial Union Soldier statue now on display in the History Colorado Museum.īut before we begin, let’s go back in time with some Colorado history adapted from historian Derek R Everett’s book “Colorado Day by Day”: Every week day we’re sharing a closer look at one of our top stories, followed by a quick summary of other important things happening in our state. It’s Thursday October 15th, and we’re feeling lucky to start the day with you. Good Morning, Colorado, and welcome to the Daily Sun-Up.
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