International Slavery Museum opens in Liverpool

Today marks the opening of National Museums Liverpool's newest venue, the International Slavery Museum, which is based inside the Merseyside Maritime Museum at the Albert Dock. The opening date marks Slavery Remembrance Day - 23rd August - and the year 2007 is also significant, being the bicentenary of the abolition of the slave trade in Britain.

Information about the new museum can be found on its homepage.

Here's an article which has appeared in the New York Times, showing the level of interest in the latest addition to Liverpool's waterfront from the other side of the Atlantic.

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[Lisa Museums]

You can read more information about the museum and Slavery Remembrance Day on the National Museums Liverpool blog.

http://blog.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

[Lisa Museums]

You can read more information about the museum and Slavery Remembrance Day on the National Museums Liverpool blog.

http://blog.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

[Lisa Museums]

You can read more information about the museum and Slavery Remembrance Day on the National Museums Liverpool blog.

http://blog.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk