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1982, Establishment of Kobi Nazrul Centre
In 1982, the Kobi Nazrul Centre, named after the national poet of Bangladesh, is established as an arts venue by Tower Hamlets Council
1991, Olympia and York Group produce a marketing brochure with an illustration of the Milligan statue
In 1991, Olympia and York Group, the developers of Canary Wharf, produced a marketing brochure with an architectural illustration of the proposed redevelopment works. The illustration, titled 'Canary Wharf Aerial Looking East', included an depiction of the Robert Milligan statue and the Hibbert Gate returned to the Docks. Both the statue and gate can be seen on the left hand side of the image close to the present site of the Museum of London Docklands. According to online sources, the original illustration is now in the collections of the UCSB Art Design & Architecture Museum.
1994, Performance of Siraj ud-daula play at the Festival of Bangladesh organised by Iqbal Wahhab
2000, Installation of a replica Hibbert Gate
The original Hibbert Gate (named after the slave-owner and merchant George Hibbert) was built in 1803 but was demolished in 1930. A replica Hibbert Gate was created in 2000 and is still in place as of 2024.
2007, Opening of the London, Sugar and Slavery Gallery
2007, Shrouding of the Robert Milligan statue
In November 2007, the statue of Robert Milligan was shrouded on the opening day of the London, Sugar & Slavery Gallery at the Museum of London Docklands. The statue was concealed beneath a black shroud, bound with thick, black rope and floodlit, as an act of protesting its presence. Harry Cumberbatch, a member of a consultative committee working with the Museum at the time, took the accompanying photograph of the shrouded statue in order to preserve its message of resistance.
2010, Brick Lane Circle organises its second conference on the Battle of Plassey
The Museum in Docklands Project issues a new brochure with Milligan on its cover