The Centre for the Study of International Slavery is a research institute led by National Museums Liverpool's @SlaveryMuseum & University of Liverpool @LivUni
Liverpool, Merseyside, UK
Joined June 2013
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We haven't had an in-person event with @CSISlavery for a little while but have an online one coming up in March (as the author is based in New Zealand). You can see all of the CSIS's events here, or keep an eye on our social media accounts for new ones: ticketsource.co.uk/csis
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I am looking forward to giving this lecture on Tuesday in Liverpool.
Thanks to all as always.
This Tuesday, February 18, 5:00 PM GMT in Liverpool, UK, don't miss the @CSISlavery Annual Lecture: Restitution and the Teaching of African History with historian Toby Green (here as @toby00green) at The Athenaeum #slaveryarchive ticketsource.co.uk/csis/t-mo…
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1st March 2-4pm, Join us at the launch of Communities of Liberation, a new public exhibition bringing to light Black experiences in Tower Hamlets during the transatlantic Slave Trade. Launch flyer here tinyurl.com/3eaesh95
#school #BlackHistory #WomensHistoryMonth
Join us online to mark International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade with William Jennings as he discusses his book, Dibia's World: Life on an Early Sugar Plantation.
Book your ticket via the link below. ⏬
ticketsource.co.uk/csis/t-qj…
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We are delighted to feature in ‘A Year in Archives 2024’ by @UKNatArchives! 🎉The publication celebrates our groundbreaking Digital Heritage Lab project, an online space showcasing unique collections from across our libraries, museums and galleries. @LivUniSCA #AYearinArchives
Looking for some inspiration to kick off the New Year?
Be sure to read our 2024 #AYearinArchives publication complete with 10 outstanding case studies, over 50 more highlights and our analysis of the sector’s accessions data for 2023.
nationalarchives.gov.uk/arch…
ALT Two adults and three children (wearing school uniform) are gathered around a table examining several documents. These include two old pieces of sheet music and some black and white images of brass instruments.
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Meet our #RLUK25 Keynote 🎙
Michelle Charters @M_Charters is Head of National Museums Liverpool’s @SlaveryMuseum, currently undergoing a £58m redevelopment. Previously she was CEO of @Kuumba_Imani Centre.
🗓 Michelle’s talk will be on Fri 21 Mar
🖱 bit.ly/RLUKconf
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We're thrilled to be working with @artfund on a Teacher Fellowship Programme - to support the development of anti-colonial teaching practices.
Read more here
liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/news…
📍 @SLG_artupdates & @NML_Muse will welcome Fellows next academic year as part of the Art Fund Teacher Fellowships programme, supported by the Clore Duffield Foundation.
📖 Check out @ArtsPro to learn how museums & teachers are working together: bit.ly/4gyyGo6
ALT Image: Tuke School Project Cloud Work with Katherine Smith, 2024. Courtesy of the South London Gallery.
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Join the CSIS Annual Lecture on 18th February 2025 at The Athenaeum. Tickets are now available via the link below. 🔽
Title: Restitution and the Teaching of African History
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The recording from the third and final webinar in our Truth Telling series, is now available via the CSIS YouTube channel. 🔽
Recordings from previous Truth Telling webinars and other CSIS events can also be found on the CSIS YouTube channel.
youtube.com/watch?v=MaM05ALq…
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To everyone who has walked through our doors since 2007 - thank you.
We will be closing on 5 Jan for a period of essential repairs and maintenance ahead of major redevelopment project.
Join us at 3.30 on 5 Jan for a closing libation: liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/what…
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Very happy to see this article. An issue of massive importance is how we can collectively create an inclusive countryside
@ayamba2014 @RuralRacism
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How Slaves Used The Holiday Season To Plan Escapes And Start Revolts #slaveryarchive newsone.com/5799120/holiday-…
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The #Slaveryarchive Book Club is Back in 2024-25. The inaugural session is today at 2:00 PM EST, check the full schedule below, get the books, read them, and come to discuss with us every other Saturday slaveryarchive.com
Join the CSIS Annual Lecture on 18th February 2025 at The Athenaeum. Tickets are now available via the link below. 🔽
Title: Restitution and the Teaching of African History
ticketsource.co.uk/csis/t-mo…
Host: Miles Greenwood from @NML_Muse
Speaker: Toby Green Fellow of the British Academy, and Professor of Precolonial and Lusophone African History and Culture at King’s College, London
ticketsource.co.uk/csis/t-mo…
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There are still places on the Transatlantic Slavery and Legacies in Museums Forum's next online event:
🗣️ 'How can museums take an active role in preparing for the bicentenary of the Abolition of Slavery?'
▪️ Friday 6 December
▪️ 10:00 - 12.30
🎟️liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/tslf…
ALT Curator speaks to room of people
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‘She’s a reminder of an oppressive history and yet forcibly shines through with a physically defiant celebration of resilience.’
Artist, L R Vandy on ‘Dancing in Time: Copper Bottom’, acquired for the museum with generous grant from @HenryMooreFDN ❤️
liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/news…
ALT Sculpture on display in object case
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We have come a long way since we opened as a basement gallery in @MaritimeMuseum_ in 1994.
Mark 30 years of our role in exploring transatlantic slavery and its legacies in this special tour and workshop - Thursday 28 Nov, from 1.30pm
Book here: liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/what…
ALT Image of a woman taking a photograph of artwork on her mobile phone
Ahead of the final webinar in our Truth Telling series (3rd Dec), read about the wider project and watch the recordings from previous sessions.
liverpool.ac.uk/csis/events-…
Tickets are still available for the final webinar, Liverpool, Slavery and Church of England. 🔽
ticketsource.co.uk/csis/t-ga…