Two statues (Yoruba busts)Sugar bowl, c.1825Outposts of Empire, poster by John Vickery, 1937

London, Sugar & Slavery

Visit the only permanent exhibition to examine London’s involvement in transatlantic slavery in our thought-provoking new gallery, London, Sugar & Slavery,

In the setting of this historic sugar warehouse, challenge long-held beliefs that abolition was initiated by politicians and be touched by the real objects, personal stories and vibrant art and music that have left their legacy on the capital today.

Find out more about the gallery by using the links above. Download press pack (PDF 1mb)

In the Community Gallery is Living Ancestors a display of portraits of women over the age of 100 from the island of Dominica, including the world’s oldest woman Ma Pampo who was 126 years old when she was drawn. Accompanying the portraits are stories recorded by the artist, as she and the women elders got to know one another during the drawing process. Find out more about Living Ancestors.


 

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Online map

An interactive map that reveals London's untold links to the transatlantic slave trade and its abolition.

Walk

Revealing our city’s untold history, a short walk that shows some of the city of London’s connections to transatlantic enslavement (PDF 867kb)

African Caribbean Partnership Network initiative

A key bicentenary legacy project. Find out more (Word doc 130kb)

Toolkit

This community participation 'toolkit' is the product of dialogue, learning, listening and consultation over three years during the making of London Sugar & Slavery. We hope you find this toolkit useful and of practical value in your own work. Download LSS Toolkit (Word doc 210kb)
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