International Slavery Museum, Liverpool

3rd Floor of Merseyside Maritime Museum, Albert Dock, L3 4AQ, Liverpool, England

The new Museum will open its display galleries on 23 August 2007, Slavery Remembrance Day. 2007 is the bicentenary of the abolition of the British slave trade and 23 August commemorates the date of the outbreak of the slave rebellion, which created the first independent Black republic of Haiti.

The International Slavery Museum will be at Liverpool's Albert Dock, at the centre of a World Heritage site. The location is only yards away from the dry docks where 18th century slave trading ships were repaired and fitted out.

One of the greatest groups of national museums in the world, National Museums Liverpool is ideally placed to elevate this subject onto an international stage. Our existing Transatlantic Slavery Gallery has won worldwide recognition and has been central to the development of our award-winning work on diversity and outreach.

The International Slavery Museum will highlight the international importance of slavery and its issues both in a historic and contemporary context. Working in partnership with other museums with a focus on freedom and enslavement, the International Slavery Museum will provide opportunities for greater awareness and understanding of the legacy of slavery today.