International Slavery Museum

The International Slavery Museum is a unique institution dedicated to the history of the world slave trade. Previously, the site of the museum was opened in 1994 with an exhibition dedicated to the transportation and trade of slaves across the Atlantic. This exhibition was unprecedented in the world.

The museum opened in 2007, when Britain celebrated the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade in the world. Although this country has never accepted slavery officially, most of the traffic of slaves to America took place on British ships. Liverpool was one of the centers of such trade. The location of the Museum is not accidental. Liverpool's Albert Dock is a short journey from the repair dock of ships carrying slaves in the eighteenth century.

The exhibits of the museum are very interesting and directly related to the subject. Here are collected original maps of the ways in which slave traders "drive" their living goods. Also among the exhibits are collected memos about the original African peoples, ruined by traders for profit. A separate exposition of the Slave Trade Museum is devoted to the contemporary consequences of slavery, such as discrimination, the degradation of individual peoples or the backwardness of entire countries. Now the museum replenishes its exhibits with a large digital library. Entrance to the museum is always free for visitors.