Multiple freedom of speech advocacy groups criticized the History Colorado Center on Monday for allegedly censoring an artwork that had been planned for its new Little Saigon exhibition.

The National Center Against Censorship, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, and the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado said in a letter they “are deeply concerned to learn of History Colorado Center’s recent decision to censor an artwork intended for display in its galleries.”

“We urge History Colorado to take steps towards returning the censored work to its intended exhibition—with public acknowledgement of its error and a public apology to the artist,” the letter continues.

History Colorado removed a painting that was supposed to be exhibited in “Big Dreams in Denver’s Little

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