Racialized slavery, which emerged in the 14th and 15th centuries was one of the most transformative events in human history. While slavery has existed in all human societies, its racialized version marked a departure from earlier forms of practice. The memorialization of Slavery is an important part of understanding how the past has shaped the present. The construction of museums devoted to slavery has rapidly These efforts are proving central in expanding our knowledge and understanding of the development of social, politicial and cultural realities of the African Diaspora. Below find links to domestic and international slave museums.
NOTE--This informational blog is compiled by (with the exception of the introduction and photograph) and reprinted with permission from Abdul Akalimat, PhD
Global
Routes of Enslaved People UNESCO https://www.unesco.org/en/routes-enslaved-peoples
Slavery and Remembrance The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation https://slaveryandremembrance.org/
In the United States
Old Slave Mart Museum Charleston, South Carolina http://oldslavemartmuseum.com/
The Legacy Museum Montgomery, Alabama https://museumandmemorial.eji.org/museum
Whitney Plantation Edgard, Louisiana https://www.whitneyplantation.org/
Richmond National Slavery Museum Richmond, Virginia https://www.smithgroup.com/projects/richmond-national-slavery-museum-at-the-lumpkins-slave-jail-site
The Lest We Forget Museum of Slavery Philadelphia, Pennsylvania https://lwfsm.com/
Sandy Spring Slave Museum & African Art Gallery Sandy Sp[ring, Maryland https://www.sandyspringslavemuseum.org/
In Africa
The House of Slaves (Maison des Esclaves) Goree Island, Senegal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Slaves
National Museum of Slavery (Museu Nacional da Escravatura) Luanda, Angola https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Museum_of_Slavery
The slave Lodge Cape Town, South Africa https://www.iziko.org.za/museums/slave-lodge/
Ghana National Museum on Slavery and Freedom Cape Coast, Ghana http://gnmosaf.org/ Open 2026
Slave History Museum Calabar, Nigeria https://slaveryandremembrance.org/partners/partner/?id=P0027
Seriki Faremi Slave Museum Badagary, Nigeria https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur1eG9DL5Rg
Intercontinental Slavery Museum Port-Louis, Mauritius https://gis.govmu.org/News/SitePages/Intercontinental-Slavery-Museum-to-become-a-worldwide-reference,-states-Minister-Teeluck.aspx
In Europe
International Slavery Museum Liverpool, UK https://museumandmemorial.eji.org/museum
Slave Market (Mercado de Escravos) Lagos 8600-525, Portugal https://www.portugalvisitor.com/portugal-museums/slave-museum
Nationaal Slavernijmuseum (National Museum on Slavery) Amsterdam, Netherlands https://www.amsterdam.nl/en/leisure/nationaal-slavernijmuseum/
In Latin America and the Caribbean
Caribbean Centre on the Expression and Memory of Slavery and the Slave Trade Guadeloupe http://www.acs-aec.org/index.php?q=es/node/5019
La Savane des Esclaves, Martinique Martinique https://www.lasavanedesesclaves.fr/
Kurá Hulanda Curaçao https://www.kurahulanda.com/
The Pompey Museum of Emancipation and Slavery Bahamas https://ammcbahamas.org/museums/pompey-museum/
New slavery museum Barbados https://www.cnn.com/style/article/barbados-slavery-museum-adjaye/index.html
Hanover Museum Lucea, Jamaica https://insidejourneys.com/a-visit-to-the-hanover-museum-jamaica/
Virtual Museum to Commemorate the Abolition of Slavery and Emancipation in Trinidad and Tobago Cascade, St. Anns Trinidad and Tobago https://pariapublishing.com/2007/abolition-of-slavery-exhibits/
Museu Memorial Preteos Novos Brazil https://pretosnovos.com.br/