Thousands of heartfelt messages left on footballer Marcus Rashford's mural in Withington, Manchester, will be carefully removed this Friday, July 23rd, in order to preserve them ahead of a predicted change in weather starting this weekend.
The Manchester Art Gallery, the Central Library's Archives Department, the People's History Museum, the National Football Museum, the University of Manchester, and the Withington Walls project, which commissioned the mural in the first place, have all been involved in discussions about how to best preserve the tributes - to ensure that these messages of love, support, and solidarity that mark a shared national moment in our time are preserved.
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Once at the Library, a team of experts will begin the delicate task of separating, recording, and photographing each of the messages.
There have been no decisions made about where the messages will be stored in the future; the priority at this time is simply to preserve them and keep them safe from the elements.
However, it is hoped that by preserving the messages, they will be available for education and public display in the future, serving as a permanent reminder of what a pivotal moment in the city's and country's cultural history this was.
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Marcus will also be questioned about what he wants to happen to them and how he wants them to be used.
Meanwhile, Rashford has defended his off-field partnerships in the wake of a story that claims he "profited commercially" from his campaign for free school meals for over a million children.
On Tuesday evening, the Manchester United striker revealed on Twitter that political magazine The Spectator was planning to publish a story claiming he had “profited commercially” from his campaigning.
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