Empire Reimagined: a walk through Westminster

At its height, the phrase "the Empire on which the sun never sets" was used to describe the vastness of the British Empire. Today, symbols of decolonisation such as statues of Gandhi and Mandela occupy the same space as Imperial heroes like Churchill. What does this tell us about post colonial Britain and the soft power of architecture, statues and monuments?

This walk explores Westminster - the beating heart of British politics, that was once the centre of a global empire. Even though Britain’s imperial power is relegated to history, the long process of colonisation and decolonisation defines the world we live in today. Learn how stories and ideas from the past connect to our present through the BLM movement, the Gurkha Justice Campaign, “Retain and Explain” and the Policing Bill 2021. Discover how imperial imagination was expressed through architecture and explore reimagined futures in the post colonial world.

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