Culture & Artifacts

Investigate the history and legacy of slavery and slave trade by examining objects, structures, landscapes, and culture of institutions and sites of memory in Europe, Africa, and the Americas.

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• Tumba Francesa musicians playing the tambores and catá
• Central park of the colonial city of Trinidad
• Vernacular architecture and streets of the colonial city of Trinidad
• Iron foot shackles
• Entrance to Fort Fleur-d'Épée
• Artist Lewis Miller's Sketchbook of Virginia Landscapes, 1853-67
• Exhibit displaying Cuban Santería, Museo de Guanabacoa
• House-temple dedicated to Yemayá
• Brass bells