Banksy's $1.2M Brexit Mural Destroyed in Building Demolition

Dover City Council cites high conservation costs, while efforts to salvage the artwork continue amidst local regeneration project.

Banksy's Brexit mural, valued at over $1.2 million, was destroyed when the dilapidated building it was painted on was demolished as part of a local regeneration scheme in Dover, England.
The Dover City Council stated that the mural could not be viably conserved without considerable costs to local taxpayers.
The council had hired a firm to scan and preserve the mural for potential digital or physical recreation in the future.
The mural, which became a tourist landmark, depicted a worker chipping away at the flag of the European Union and was mysteriously whitewashed in 2019.
The demolition contractor is attempting to salvage the artwork, but there is no certainty about the outcome.