BEYOND MUSIC
Throughout 2007 there were a series of events to commemorate the abolition of the slave trade act. Below are some of the events that happened through the autumn.
THURSDAY LATES AT THE HORNIMAN MUSEUM
Late night culture at the Horniman as part of their programme to commemorate the Bicentenary of the Abolition of Transatlantic Slavery.
THE BRITISH SLAVE TRADE ABOLITION PARLIAMENT AND PEOPLE
This exhibition told the story of the pressures and events, both at home and abroad, which influenced Parliament and led to the passing of the Act to abolish Britain’s slave trade in 1807. Westminster Hall (St Stephen’s entrance) Houses of Parliament.
THE ROAD TO ABOLITION WALKING TRAIL
A walking tour in central London, with audio guide, taking in the National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, St James’ Piccadilly and St Martin in the Fields.
ROUCH CROSSINGS AT LYRIC HAMMERSMITH
Caryl Phillips’ stage adaptation of Simon Schama’s bestselling book featured the epic journeys towards freedom of a plantation slave and a British naval officer during the American War of Independence. A Headlong Theatre production, directed by Rupert Goold.
TASLIM MARTIN – BLUE EARTH 1807-2007 AT HORNIMAN MUSEUM
Taslim Martin’s poignant sculpture, in the form of a large metal globe, has etched on its surface the transatlantic slave trade routes from Britain to West Africa and the destination ports in the Americas.
HACKNEY MUSEUM ABOLITION ‘07
A programme of events and exhibitions at the Hackney Museum, included My Instrument, My Pen, a collection of poetry and images by children and adults.
SCRATCH THE SURFACE AT NATIONAL GALLERY
This exhibition examined the role that the slave trade played in the lives of two people featured in the National Gallery’s collection: Zoffany’s portrait of Mrs Oswald, a plantation owner, and Sir Joshua Reynold’s portrait of anti-abolitionist Colonel Tarleton. Scratch the Surface also featured an installation by 2004 Turner Prize nominee, Yinka Shonibare, responding to these two portraits.
LONDON, SUGAR AND SLAVERY AT THE MUSEUM IN DOCKLANDS
On 10 November 2007, Museum in Docklands opened the only permanent gallery in London that examines the city’s involvement in transatlantic slavery and its legacy on the capital. Museum in Docklands is situated in what was built in 1802 as Number 1 Warehouse, West India Dock – a vast storehouse for sugar and rum produced in the Caribbean, and the capital’s most significant building connected with the international slave-based economy. Around the opening of London, Sugar and Slavery, Museum in Docklands presents a series of talks, discussions, walks and readings.
MUSEUM OF LONDON
Presented a series of walks and talks related to the Abolition bicentenary. at www.museumoflondon.org.uk
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