Revealing Histories: Remembering Slavery

A lasting legacy of slavery in Greater Manchester

Bonbonniere, enamel, made in Staffordshire, 1780s 25 March 2007 marks the 200th anniversary of the Abolition of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Act. Eight museums and galleries in Greater Manchester are commemorating this anniversary by exploring the legacy and impact of this history on the region. For more information visit the Revealing Histories website.

Throughout this year, Community programmes are running a series of projects which reveal some of Manchester's hidden histories and share local people's understanding about objects in our museums and galleries.

Visit these projects on display:

Attitude: Remembering Slavery

Image&Identity: Remembering Slavery

Hears Our Voices

Project partners: Arts About Manchester, Bolton Museum and Archive Service, Gallery Oldham, Museum of Science & Industry in Manchester, People's History Museum, The Manchester Museum, The Whitworth Art Gallery, Touchstones Rochdale

Funding: DCF, Renaissance North West, HLF