International Slavery Museum

Join us for a free banner making workshop with Seleena Laverne Daye on 1 December. Learn about civil rights activists and create a textile banner to celebrate civil rights movements, revolutionaries and freedom fighters. Book your place now.

Join International Slavery Museum and textiles artist Seleena Daye to learn more about inspirational civil rights activists, get hands on with objects from our museum’s Legacies collection and create a banner to celebrate civil rights movements, revolutionaries and freedom fighters.
This workshop is suitable for all abilities from beginners to those more experienced with sewing and textiles, ages 16+.
This workshop is free but booking is essential.

You can view this powerful artwork by students from Liverpool John Moores University in our current exhibition Journey to Justice. The work was produced in response to our collection. https://youtu.be/A25-Hj03cwk #JouneyToJustice
http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/…/ex …/journey-to-justice/

There's still time to book your place on a special free Rainforest composition and drumming workshop with Katumba. Places are limited - so don't leave it too long! http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/…/ev e…/displayevent.aspx…

The museum will be closed on Monday 10 December for staff training. We’re sorry for any inconvenience, but we will be open as usual from 10am on Tuesday 11 December.

The museum will be closed on Monday 10 December for staff training. We’re sorry for any inconvenience, but we will be open as usual from 10am on Tuesday 11 December.

Artist talk! Francois Piquet talks about his artwork Timalle and En Blanc, an exciting new addition to our permanent collection! Saturday 17 November, 1.30pm. Free entry http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/…/ev e…/displayevent.aspx…

We have lots of online resources to enable you to learn more about the brutal history of the transatlantic slave trade. A history that must never be forgotten. http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/ism/sl avery/

Have you seen #JourneyToJustice? Learn about 'ordinary' people who made a stand for their civil rights, such as the amazing Ruby Bridges who was the first African American child to attend an all-white elementary school in the Southern States of America.
Ruby was just six years old when she faced such hatred and hostility that she had to be escorted to school by four armed US federal marshals.
Barbara Henry was the only teacher willing to teach Ruby and all but three white f...amilies removed their children from the school in protest against Ruby's presence.
http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/…/ex …/journey-to-justice/ …
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Today is Remembrance Sunday and we will be observing a two-minute silence at 11am across all National Museums Liverpool's museums and galleries.

Have you seen Journey to Justice yet? Moving stories from 'ordinary' people who have made a difference in the struggles for freedom in the US and the UK. #JournryToJustice http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/…/ex …/journey-to-justice/

Want to work in the Museums Sector? We have extended the deadline for our Young Ambassadors programme. Apply now for your chance to gain valuable experience and gain a behind the scenes insight into roles within our museum. The programme starts on 17 November 2018. http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/…/am bassadors-programme.…

Aged 17 - 22? Want to work in the Museums Sector? We have extended the deadline for our Young Ambassadors programme. Apply now for your chance to gain valuable experience and gain a behind the scenes insight into roles within our museum. http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/…/am bassadors-programme.…

Have you booked your place on our free drumming workshop with the fabulous Katumba? You will take inspiration from rainforest fauna & flora & explore rhythms to create a rainforest composition using instruments, as well as body percussion!

Trailer for 'Slavery: Scotland’s Hidden Shame' with David Hayman. It's on Tuesday 6 November at 9pm via BBC Two Scotland (which is also available on Freeview). Look out for the International Slavery Museum and interviews with us in episode two, next week! https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06qckjj /player

Our latest exhibition #JourneyToJustice explores the US civil rights movement and how it inspired people in the UK and the rest of the world to fight for their rights. https://bit.ly/2AGttbJ @freedomandjobs

Want to gain insight and experience of working in a museum? There is still time to apply to be one of our Young Ambassadors. http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/…/am bassadors-programme.…

Your chance to win a £25 voucher for the Maritime Dining Room by completing our survey on the Sankofa project.
http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/collec …/research/sankofa/
The project aims to progress our understanding of Liverpool's Black history by bringing together stories and objects, and supporting people and communities to look after their unique and often hidden history. Connecting stories from people and community groups, and those within museum collections, will for...m a rich picture of Liverpool's Black experience.
Africa Oyé (Official) Kuumba Imani @marysecolehouse
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We are having a free rainforest fauna and flora drumming workshop with the fabulous Katumba later this month. The workshop uses instruments, as well as body percussion! Book you place now to avoid disappointment. 👏🥁

This is one of the best museums i have been to visit i like to visit the museum once a year when iam in Liverpool

Outstanding museum. Absolutely loved it. Everybody should visit this place. So much to see and learn. It's in exactly the right place of Liverpool with it's history and as an added bonus there is the exhibition of 'The Art of Solidarity' which combined with the video presentation on 'Global Inequalities' made this one of the best museum visits I have ever attended. I really cannot recommend it more highly. Go see now. Dedicate some quality time too!

Offered an extensive historical record of transatlantic slavery. A very insightful and emotional experience. I do like that they also championed African culture with some of the exhibits.

Not often that a museum makes me cry but it was so moving to hear a slave talk about preparing her daughters for market! Washing and dressing them, knowing that they were to be sent to a cruel,abusive master. More than any mother could bare, really highlighted the absolute horror of the situation.

It's my 3rd time here and it moves me every time. Today there was a lovely lady that explained about her family tree and how they came to settle here over 100 years ago. Enjoy your reunion in New York xxx

Incredibly powerful collection. Was a bit too much the first time I visited. Second time I went with friends and we had the amazing Barbara show us around! I would class this as an essential Museum despite/because of its harrowing content.

If you are black, prepared to get affected emotionally by this place. That said, its a must to visit, a real journey of the horror that was slavery and a record of the despicable treatment they went through.



I was glad I went and would recommend it, but it was emotional.

If anyone has an ounce of social conscience it is a must visit? For those without a social conscience it is a must visit!

I regularly visit with a young person I PA. He has severe autism and loves the craft sessions available. The staff are amazing with him and have a lot of time and patience for him. Particular thanks to Adam, Emma, Diana and Dave.

I have been here 3 times now. I found it very enlightening and it was also sad to see what black people experienced and their suffering and the exploitation. It also looks at global economic crisis in the Caribbean, brazil and Africa and how slavery still impacts on that today. Everyone should go and see it. Black children need to know their history.

Definitely worth checking out this museum to learn about the brutal history of the transatlantic slave trade. I would have liked to see more information about the positive contributions of Black/African peoples in Britain and the slave rebellions.



That being said the museum is definitely a well recommended place to go.

Brings reality of the horrible history of slavery. Very factual and informative.



Moreso it highlighted Liverpool"s sad role in the shipping and processing of slaves in the fast growing slavery based economy in Liverpool





I have learnt that if you are an analytical thinker, be prepared to be brought close to tears when you have a quiet moment to yourself, as was I.



A must on any visit to Liverpool, will visit again and encourage my children to visit.

An extremely informative, no sugar coated, factual museum.



It would have benefitted from more direct approach in identifying the three main areas which were the start, growth and legacy of slavery. I fear that those without the patients or wherewithal to work this out would have missed this subtle but extremely important objective of the museum.



Perhaps a "Start Here" or 1,2,3.. approach would have been more effective.



A poignant moment for me, despite the very effective exhibits throughout, was a notice next to an ordinary window in a modern building overlooking the docks and old railway building. It highlighted areas of your view and their roles in the shipping and processing of slaves in the fast growing slavery based economy in Liverpool of old.



Being the descent of West Indians, the knowledge that they were not the original inhabitants of that region and a understanding of why our forebears were there; this place clearly maps out the history and hits home.



If you are a deep empathetic thinker, be prepared to be brought close to tears when you have a quiet moment to yourself, as was I.



A must on any visit to Liverpool, will visit again and encourage my children to visit.

An absolute MUST to visit when in Liverpool. Thought provoking & extremely informative for all ages & nationalities. There is no entry charge to the museum but donations are welcome. If you get the chance to be there on a Thursday, make sure you seek out the amazing Barbara Tasker who's family history forms part of the exhibition. She had everyone hanging on her every word as she spoke so openly & passionately about her beautiful family. Now retired from teaching Barbara comes into the museum on a Thursday to share her history & she is an absolute joy to listen to.



I will definitely be back very soon to spend even longer in the museum.

All British people need to visit this museum. We should learn about the abhorrent international slave trade and our pivotal role in establishing it at school.

Some fantastic exhibits, many of them extremely moving and they succeed in conveying the appalling horrors of slavery.

My only reservation would be over the the overall lack of structure and continuity. It wasn't obvious as to whether there was an order or route we should have been following around the museum. Chronological is usually best.

It's been years since I visited this place was really amazed at the transformation. My kids enjoyed it and learned a lot. I wouldn't expect a great deal of stuff any ways but it's a start. Enjoyed it.

I love this museum, it tells the harsh reality of Black/Pan-African history but can we please have a small section about "Mansa Masa" who's time was before slavery, somewhere in the museum, that way there isn't any bias of only showing black people as being oppressed.

Slavery rememberance day is a time of reflection on past and present,how mankind who claim to be christain forget the basic love God and your fellowman your neighbours regardless.

Yet history show the opposite.



That is why 23,August is such an important event,we all need reminded and our children the next generation.

i would like to see cities come to this city liverpool to join a international annual celebration,rememberance day.

This is one of the best museums i have been to visit i like to visit the museum once a year when iam in Liverpool

Outstanding museum. Absolutely loved it. Everybody should visit this place. So much to see and learn. It's in exactly the right place of Liverpool with it's history and as an added bonus there is the exhibition of 'The Art of Solidarity' which combined with the video presentation on 'Global Inequalities' made this one of the best museum visits I have ever attended. I really cannot recommend it more highly. Go see now. Dedicate some quality time too!

Offered an extensive historical record of transatlantic slavery. A very insightful and emotional experience. I do like that they also championed African culture with some of the exhibits.

Not often that a museum makes me cry but it was so moving to hear a slave talk about preparing her daughters for market! Washing and dressing them, knowing that they were to be sent to a cruel,abusive master. More than any mother could bare, really highlighted the absolute horror of the situation.

It's my 3rd time here and it moves me every time. Today there was a lovely lady that explained about her family tree and how they came to settle here over 100 years ago. Enjoy your reunion in New York xxx

Incredibly powerful collection. Was a bit too much the first time I visited. Second time I went with friends and we had the amazing Barbara show us around! I would class this as an essential Museum despite/because of its harrowing content.

If you are black, prepared to get affected emotionally by this place. That said, its a must to visit, a real journey of the horror that was slavery and a record of the despicable treatment they went through.



I was glad I went and would recommend it, but it was emotional.

If anyone has an ounce of social conscience it is a must visit? For those without a social conscience it is a must visit!

I regularly visit with a young person I PA. He has severe autism and loves the craft sessions available. The staff are amazing with him and have a lot of time and patience for him. Particular thanks to Adam, Emma, Diana and Dave.

I have been here 3 times now. I found it very enlightening and it was also sad to see what black people experienced and their suffering and the exploitation. It also looks at global economic crisis in the Caribbean, brazil and Africa and how slavery still impacts on that today. Everyone should go and see it. Black children need to know their history.

Definitely worth checking out this museum to learn about the brutal history of the transatlantic slave trade. I would have liked to see more information about the positive contributions of Black/African peoples in Britain and the slave rebellions.



That being said the museum is definitely a well recommended place to go.

Brings reality of the horrible history of slavery. Very factual and informative.



Moreso it highlighted Liverpool"s sad role in the shipping and processing of slaves in the fast growing slavery based economy in Liverpool





I have learnt that if you are an analytical thinker, be prepared to be brought close to tears when you have a quiet moment to yourself, as was I.



A must on any visit to Liverpool, will visit again and encourage my children to visit.

An extremely informative, no sugar coated, factual museum.



It would have benefitted from more direct approach in identifying the three main areas which were the start, growth and legacy of slavery. I fear that those without the patients or wherewithal to work this out would have missed this subtle but extremely important objective of the museum.



Perhaps a "Start Here" or 1,2,3.. approach would have been more effective.



A poignant moment for me, despite the very effective exhibits throughout, was a notice next to an ordinary window in a modern building overlooking the docks and old railway building. It highlighted areas of your view and their roles in the shipping and processing of slaves in the fast growing slavery based economy in Liverpool of old.



Being the descent of West Indians, the knowledge that they were not the original inhabitants of that region and a understanding of why our forebears were there; this place clearly maps out the history and hits home.



If you are a deep empathetic thinker, be prepared to be brought close to tears when you have a quiet moment to yourself, as was I.



A must on any visit to Liverpool, will visit again and encourage my children to visit.

An absolute MUST to visit when in Liverpool. Thought provoking & extremely informative for all ages & nationalities. There is no entry charge to the museum but donations are welcome. If you get the chance to be there on a Thursday, make sure you seek out the amazing Barbara Tasker who's family history forms part of the exhibition. She had everyone hanging on her every word as she spoke so openly & passionately about her beautiful family. Now retired from teaching Barbara comes into the museum on a Thursday to share her history & she is an absolute joy to listen to.



I will definitely be back very soon to spend even longer in the museum.

All British people need to visit this museum. We should learn about the abhorrent international slave trade and our pivotal role in establishing it at school.

Some fantastic exhibits, many of them extremely moving and they succeed in conveying the appalling horrors of slavery.

My only reservation would be over the the overall lack of structure and continuity. It wasn't obvious as to whether there was an order or route we should have been following around the museum. Chronological is usually best.

It's been years since I visited this place was really amazed at the transformation. My kids enjoyed it and learned a lot. I wouldn't expect a great deal of stuff any ways but it's a start. Enjoyed it.

I love this museum, it tells the harsh reality of Black/Pan-African history but can we please have a small section about "Mansa Masa" who's time was before slavery, somewhere in the museum, that way there isn't any bias of only showing black people as being oppressed.

Slavery rememberance day is a time of reflection on past and present,how mankind who claim to be christain forget the basic love God and your fellowman your neighbours regardless.

Yet history show the opposite.



That is why 23,August is such an important event,we all need reminded and our children the next generation.

i would like to see cities come to this city liverpool to join a international annual celebration,rememberance day.