22 February 2007
– 6 April 2008
The Atlantic Trade
and Identity season features a series of exhibitions, displays
and events exploring transatlantic trade and its relationship to
slavery, resistance and diasporas.
Inhuman Traffic: The Business of the Slave
Trade
Until 6 April 2008
This small exhibition explores how the Transatlantic Slave Trade
functioned.
Pyramidquest - Agooo!
Screened Friday 25 January 2008
A film by the Pan-Afrikan Youth and Students Internationalist
Link (with Rendezvous of Victory and the British Museum), inspired
by the Museum’s collection and the Resistance and Remembrance
day
The Caribbean before Columbus: The Taíno
Universe
3 May – 17 June 2007 Exhibition
closed
A selection of rare objects sculpted in wood by Taíno
artisans.
Word from
Africa
Saturday 2 June 2007
A day celebrating African languages and exploring the diversity of
African cultures through literature, music and visual
arts.
22 March – 13 May 2007 Exhibition
closed
La Bouche du Roi is primarily a warning against all kinds of human
greed, exploitation and enslavement, both historical and
contemporary.
Resistance and
Remembrance
Sunday 25 March 2007
A commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Parliamentary
Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
22 February – 10 April 2007 Exhibition
closed
This display of wax-printed cloths illustrated the importance of
textiles in Ghanaian society, as Ghana celebrated 50 years of
independence.