The statue of Colston was torn down in Bristol last year before being pushed into water at the city s docks. Professor Beard said she would be happy if more statues were removed.
The steam engine pioneer, who died in 1819, was a key figure in the Industrial Revolution and was honoured with a gilded statue with colleagues Matthew Boulton and William Murdoch.
The Museum of Home was formerly known as the Geffrye Museum after Sir Robert Geffrye, a slave ship owner who funded the almshouses that now house the attraction.