Statue of Liberty's original torch is taken to new museum (REFILING TO CLARIFY THE TORCH IS THE ORIGINAL ONE, REMOVED IN THE 19080s, AND NOT THE ONE CURRENTLY ON THE STATUE OF LIBERTY) The Statue of Liberty's original torch is on the move. It's being re-located to it's new permanent home, at a museum currently being built on Liberty Island. A team of engineers disassembled the torch, carrying it away on a special hydraulically stabilized, remote control vehicle. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES