International Slavery Museum

The International Slavery Museum in Liverpool, England, is part of the National Museums Liverpool group. Its displays cover untold stories of enslaved people, including historical and contemporary slavery. There is a section about life and culture in West Africa before the transatlantic slave trade, the history of slavery and also displays and special exhibitions about the legacies of slavery and current human rights issues. The museum is located on the third floor of the building that houses the Merseyside Maritime Museum, with the UK Border Agency National Museum, 'Seized! The Border and Customs uncovered', located in a gallery in the basement. Phase 1The new museum opened on 23 August 2007, the date of the annual International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition marking the beginning of the slave uprising in Santo Domingo. The year 2007 was particularly significant as it was the bicentenary of the United Kingdom's Slave Trade Act of 1807, which abolished the slave trade (though not slavery itself) inside the British Empire. The Merseyside Maritime Museum used to house a Transatlantic Slavery Gallery. Phase 1 of the International Slavery Museum involved relocating current exhibitions to the third floor of the museum and adding new displays, which doubled the space dedicated to the subject.

The International Slavery Museum in Liverpool, England, is part of the National Museums Liverpool group. Its displays cover untold stories of enslaved people, including historical and contemporary slavery. There is a section about life and culture in West Africa before the transatlantic slave trade, the history of slavery and also displays and special exhibitions about the legacies of slavery and current human rights issues. The museum is located on the third floor of the building that houses the Merseyside Maritime Museum, with the UK Border Agency National Museum, 'Seized! The Border and Customs uncovered', located in a gallery in the basement. Phase 1The new museum opened on 23 August 2007, the date of the annual International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition marking the beginning of the slave uprising in Santo Domingo. The year 2007 was particularly significant as it was the bicentenary of the United Kingdom's Slave Trade Act of 1807, which abolished the slave trade (though not slavery itself) inside the British Empire. The Merseyside Maritime Museum used to house a Transatlantic Slavery Gallery. Phase 1 of the International Slavery Museum involved relocating current exhibitions to the third floor of the museum and adding new displays, which doubled the space dedicated to the subject.