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Victorian nymphs painting back on display after censorship row -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42917974
A gallery is to put a Victorian painting of naked adolescent girls back on display after a row over censorship.
Manchester Art Gallery said it took down Hylas and the Nymphs by JW Waterhouse to "encourage debate" about how such images should be displayed.
But critics accused curators of being puritanical and politically correct. The painting will return on Saturday.
"It's been clear that many people feel very strongly about the issues raised," Manchester City Council said.
The 1896 painting was removed a week ago in an attempt to rethink the "very old-fashioned" way images of women's bodies were exhibited as "either as passive beautiful objects or femmes fatales".
Visitors were invited to write their views about the decision on sticky notes and post them in the vacant space.
But after a backlash, the city council, which runs the gallery, announced that the painting would return to the wall.
The gallery's interim director Amanda Wallace said: "We were hoping the experiment would stimulate discussion, and it's fair to say we've had that in spades - and not just from local people but from art-lovers around the world.
Throughout the painting's seven day absence, it's been clear that many people feel very strongly about the issues raised, and we now plan to harness this strength of feeling for some further debate on these wider issues."
The gallery is now planning a series of public events "to encourage further debate".