Book your tickets online for museum of london docklands, london. Discover the history of london at the museum of london, near st pauls and barbican. A new permanent gallery, london, sugar and slavery opens on 10 november 2007 at the museum in docklands part of the museum of london group and will examine the citys involvement in transatlantic slavery and its legacy on the capital. Mar 19, 2010 docklands sugar and slavery museum london uk brook stephenson. London slavery tour from empire to emancipation context. The area around the museum of london docklands and even the building itself have so much to tell us. Museum of london docklands, london, united kingdom. Step back in time at the museum of london docklands originally a warehouse built 200 years ago to store sugar, coffee and rum, this free museum at west india quay in east london charts the history of the city as a port, from the arrival of the romans to the rise of canary wharf. Located outside the square mile, this 200 year old sugar warehouse reveals the long history of the capital as a port through stories of trade, migration and commerce from roman settlement to the more recent development of canary wharf. The museum of london docklands formerly known as museum in docklands is a museum on the isle of dogs, east london that tells the history of london s river thames and docklands. Your confirmation email will have the exact meeting point details along with a map, and 24 hour phone number for any last minute issues. The museum of london docklands is housed in an original warehouse at the west india docks, which were built in 1802 at the initiative of london s plantation owners and sugar traders. The museum of london docklands houses the port and river collections of the.
Mapping the legacy of londons slave trade museum of london. London, sugar and slavery was originally produced in 2007 as part of the. The sugar and slavery gallery at the museum of london. Museum of london docklands part of the secret london series. Aug 28, 2019 a spokesman for the department of digital, culture, media and sport said the government gives more than. The area around the museum of london docklands and even the building itself have so much to tell. London, sugar and slavery a new permanent slavery exhibition has opened to the public at the museum in docklands but not without a little controversy, writes kurt barling video report. Feb 12, 2017 the museum of london docklands is an absolutely incredible place filled to the rafters with three floors of exhibitions and exhibits. Although it was abolished in 1838 it didnt magically stop on that date.
Museum of london docklands 2020 what to know before you go. Museum of london docklands slavery and remembrance. Step inside a 200yearold warehouse revealing the long history of london as a port, through stories of trade, migration and commerce. With ancient finds, unusual objects and fascinating tours, the museum of london docklands is one of londons hidden treasures. The docklands museum in london love london museums. The museum of londons london, sugar and slavery gallery illustrates. If you book with tripadvisor, you can cancel up to 24 hours before your tour starts for a full refund. Free daily the museum is closed plan your visit for families for schools collections. The sugar and slavery permanent exhibition is fantastic as is the exhibition regarding the london docklands during wartime. A new book documenting londons part in the transatlantic slave. The museum is part of the museum of london group which is jointly funded by the city of london corporation and the greater london authority.
See all 4 museum of london docklands tours on tripadvisor. If you love london or youre interested in finding out more about its history and what makes the city so great, youll learn a lot during an amazing day at the museum of london docklands. Finally, and best of all is that the museum of london docklands is now free. Museum of london docklands museums london free resource. Apr 09, 2008 london, sugar and slavery a new permanent slavery exhibition has opened to the public at the museum in docklands but not without a little controversy, writes kurt barling video report. The collection consists of objects reflecting the social history of the thames and londons port, including archaeological finds, works of art, scale models, contemporary tools and many miscellaneous items that would have been traded through the port. Enslaved africans transatlanticslavetrade if you visit this gallery, youll find yourself totally absorbed and caught up in an imaginative, interactive experience, in which you examine. Docklands sugar and slavery museum london uk youtube. And in that time millions of men, women and children from africa were treated as if they were subhuman, disposable objects, moving parts of a machine, whose sole purpose was to make even. The latest display in the london, sugar and slavery gallery at the museum of london docklands highlights the connection to slavery of some of britains oldest cultural organisations. The museum of london docklands traces the 2000 year history of londons river, port and people, from the arrival of the romans to the rise of canary wharf. Our free galleries explore the story of london s docks through history.
Museum of london docklands 2020 all you need to know before. London, sugar and slavery at museum of london docklands. The museum opened in 2003 in grade i listed early19th century georgian low sugar warehouses built in 1802 on the side of west india docks on the isle of dogs, a short walk from the canary wharf development. See all 3 museum of london docklands tours on tripadvisor. Museum of london docklands antislavery usable past. The museum of london docklands charts the history of london as a port, beginning 2,000 years ago with the roman trading post set up on the banks of the thames and following londons expansion into the biggest port the world. In october the museum of docklands in london will open a permanent gallery called london, sugar and slavery, while the bristol industrial. The walk typically ends at the slavery and sugar gallery of the docklands museum. Generally speaking, the walk begins near guildhall. The museum of london docklands is housed in an original warehouse at the west india docks, which were built in 1802 at the initiative of londons plantation owners and sugar traders. Curator danielle thom maps traces of the atlantic slave trade in the london docklands area. Shop a small shop selling gifts and books can be found near the entrance. Slavery and sugar museum of london docklands tripadvisor.
The business of slavery read the mills plantation archive, books and letters of the london slaveowning mills family including a strange correspondence with an enslaved man named pembroke. Attractions where public entry is free, have added benefits for london pass. Ignatius sancho was born on a slave ship in the mid atlantic and brought to england at the age of two. Sep 16, 2018 a rare book in the the london, sugar and slavery gallery in the museum of london docklands. Six things you need to know about suffragette hunger strikes discover six key facts about the suffragette hunger strikes, including why they went on hunger strike, why they were force fed, and emmeline pankhursts role.
The museum of london docklands formerly known as museum in docklands is a museum on the isle of dogs in east london that tells the history of london s river thames and the growth of docklands. It is located over five floors within a splendid late georgian warehouse and is canary wharfs only grade 1 listed venue. In london the processed sugar was made into sugar loaves using molds like these. The museum is part of the museum of london jointly funded by the city of london corporation and the greater london authority. See a map of how london s docklands are connected to slavery slavery, culture and collecting follows slave owner and art collector george hibbert, a prominent member of a large subsection of british society. We recommend booking museum of london docklands tours ahead of time to secure your spot. It is the location of the acclaimed london, sugar, and slavery gallery, the only permanent gallery to deal with london s involvement in both slavery and the slave. London, sugar, and slavery posted on april 1, 2017 november 1, 2017 by honiarahim the museum of london docklands focuses on the history of londons port and river and the people that lived and worked in the area.
The museum of london docklands has an excellent permanent exhibition london, sugar. Discover a wealth of objects from whale bones to wwii gas masks in stateoftheart galleries, including mudlarks, an interactive area for kids. Since 2007 the gallery has been visited by around 2 million people, including 250,000 school pupils. Museum in docklands has opened londons first permanent exhibition about the transatlantic slave trade. All featuring as part of the museum tour, the galleries are the thames highway gallery, london sugar and slavery, docklands at war, trade expansion gallery, sailortown, city and river gallery.
Using personal accounts, documents and photographs it details the. The entire collection of the museum of london docklands is a designated collection of national importance. Dealing with the legacy of slavery letters opinion the. The museum of london docklands focuses on the history of london s port and river and the people that lived and worked in the area. Its a very interesting museum with lots of history itself. The international slave trade was in force between the mid seventeenth and the late nineteenth centuries. He became butler to the duke of montagu, as well as a selftaught dramatist, poet and composer. Museum of london docklands 2020 what to know before you. Resources on the history of slavery, from history in focus. Stay the whole day, and take a few trips into mudlarks to entertain the kids. Museum of london docklands all you need to know before you.
The collection consists of objects reflecting the social history of the thames and london s port, including archaeological finds, works of art, scale models, contemporary tools and many miscellaneous items that would have been traded through the port. Learn how the atlantic slave trade shaped london and the impact of ww2 on the area. The business of slavery read the mills plantation archive, books and letters of the london slave owning mills family including a strange correspondence with an enslaved man named pembroke. Discover how the docks transformed london and made the city we know today at the museum of london docklands, near canary wharf. The museum of london docklands formerly known as museum in docklands is a museum on the isle of dogs, east london that tells the history of londons river thames and docklands. Museum of london docklands 2020 all you need to know. Part of a family network of slave traders and sugar plantation owners, hibbert was fabulously wealthy. It is the location of the acclaimed london, sugar, and slavery gallery, the only permanent gallery to deal with londons involvement in both slavery and the slave. The exhibits stem from the london transport museum and all document the history of the docks in london.
Discover how the trade in enslaved africans and sugar shaped london. Slavery, culture and collecting museum of london docklands. Museum of london docklands all you need to know before. Permanent gallery exhibitions museum of london docklands. The museum is part of the museum of london jointly funded by the city of london corporation and the greater london authority the museum opened in 2003 in grade i listed early19th century georgian. The latest display in the london, sugar and slavery gallery at the museum of london docklands highlights the connection to slavery of some of. Jun 06, 2019 the area around the museum of london docklands and even the building itself have so much to tell us. From roman settlement to docklands regeneration, unlock the history of londons river, port and people in this historic warehouse. The museum offers outstanding settings for meetings and events. Museum slavery exhibitions britain the new york times. It is unlike any other museum in london and is a good mix of dockside warehouse and modern museum. I throughly enjoyed our visit to the museum in docklands. The museum of london docklands has six stimulating and informative galleries which can be hired together for larger events and receptions.
Museum of london docklands free guidebook with london pass. The greatest stories from the greatest city in nine galleries. In 2003, the museum of london docklands formerly museum in docklands was opened in a 19thcentury grade i listed warehouse near canary wharf on the isle of dogs. Discover a wealth of objects in worldclass galleries, including sailortown, an atmospheric recreation of 19thcentury london. And i must admit the words of that aria flashed into my mind while i was walking round the sugar and slavery gallery at the museum of london docklands. Attractions where public entry is free, have added benefits for london pass holders. It also includes a series of life sized, walkthrough replicas of how the docks used to look, feel and smell.
One of londons lesserknown museums, the museum of london docklands gives a fascinating look back at londons trade, migration and commercial past through its first port. George hibbert, one of the slave traders and plantation owners who championed the construction of the west india docks, is the subject of a display at the museum of london docklands which addresses this cycle of profit and influence. London could be getting a slavery museum londonist. The museum itself starts from the roman times and as you walk through the three floors, you are taken on a historical journey which takes you through the development of the docklands in a chronological narrative. Sailortown, an atmospheric recreation of 19th century riverside wapping. Cafe a cosy cafe with high backed armchairs can be enjoyed at the rear of the ground floor. Museum of london docklands london, united kingdom museum. A new book documenting londons part in the transatlantic slave trade has been published as part of a permanent exhibition at the museum of london docklands.
640 1296 41 703 989 913 1111 461 1254 451 127 1386 444 1388 596 459 1340 361 98 650 601 986 821 1140 1001 1471 135 424 1448 434 447 38 1142