Oil boom, Delta burns: photographs by George Osodi
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Exhibition

Oil boom, Delta burns

Photographs of the ecological destruction on the Niger Delta by George Osodi.

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Exhibition

White Gold: the true cost of cotton

Highlighting the abuse of labour rights in cotton production.

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Gallery

Life in West Africa gallery

Find out about traditional Igbo culture.

Opening times

10am-5pm FREE to enter!

 
 

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Address: Albert Dock , Liverpool, L3 4AQ, England
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Events

Capoeira Club

Date:
Every Saturday
Time:
2-4pm

Get fit and have fun in our free club every Saturday.

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Spotlight on

'The Black Boy'

A painting by William Windus in the Legacies of slavery gallery.

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Hands-on activity

Carnival crafts

Date:
29, 30 and 31 May 2013
Time:
1-4pm

Learn about carnivals and make your own colourful headdress to take home.

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Object

Freedom! sculpture

Created by Haitian artists to mark the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade.

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Oil boom, Delta burns: photographs by George Osodi

Photographer George Osodi discusses his exhibition 'Oil boom, Delta burns: photographs by George Osodi', held at the International Slavery Museum from 15 June 2012 to 1 September 2013. http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/ism/exhibitions/osodi/ Read a transcript of this video: http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/ism/exhibitions/osodi/transcript.

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The image shows the railings and the remains of the Auscwitz ii concentration camp

Remembering to forget

On Wednesday I gave a talk for the West Derby Society at the very grand Lowlands built in 1846.  The taxi driver, on being told what I did for a living, said something along the lines of ‘great museum, but not everyone in Liverpool supported and profited from slavery.

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The pride of Merseyside

We recently got some lovely feedback from a couple of our members.

 

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