SRD 2024: Centre for Study of International Slavery Symposium - Space and Place - Building on the Past

The event will bring together museum practitioners, scholars, and community-based historians to discuss the buildings, places, and spaces associated with the representation of slavery and its legacies. This includes conversations about the Transatlantic Slavery Gallery (1994), the development of the International Slavery Museum, which opened in 2007 during the Bicentenary of the Abolition of the British Slave Trade, and projects, buildings and spaces throughout the African Diaspora. The event will also explore the connections between the Waterfront Transformation project in Liverpool, models of co-production and design, African architectural history and practice, and diverse knowledge systems. Additionally, it will consider how local landscapes interact with the global perspective and how we inclusively and equitably utilise past experiences and new practices in future museum design and development. 

Speakers will include Dr Richard Benjamin, Senior Lecturer for Contemporary Museum Practice, Professor Ola Uduku, Head of School at the Liverpool School of Architecture, Michelle Charters, Head of International Slavery Museum and Mike Boyle, Liverpool historian and author of “Liverpool Black Heritage: From Granby to Pitt Street”.

Please note that this event takes place at:

School of Law and Social Justice Events Space
University of Liverpool
L69 7ZR

Tickets are free and available via the Centre for Study of International Slavery website.

Illustrations by Tinuke Fagborun