What voices can we find in the gallery? What are the legacies of this time on contemporary identity? How does it affect young people?

Three people gave their ideas: 

Ruth Fisher (Understanding Slavery Initiative Learning Manager)

Ruth 

Ruth is the Understanding Slavery Initiative Learning Manager. Based at the NMM, the USI project offers teachers and students a range of interactives and information on the transatlantic slave trade, including  resources specifically for young people.

We interviewed Ruth to find out about how her work related to the Atlantic Worlds Gallery and how the project affects young people.

The full transcript of the interview will be available to download soon.

John Agard 

Group photo with John Agard John Agard was a poet in residence with the NMM in the autumn/winter of 2007. He created several site-specific poems that are on display in the Atlantic Worlds Gallery and across the museum. John wrote the poem ‘half-caste’ which is part of the National Curriculum. We talked to him about the work involved in writing the poetry about objects within the gallery.

The film of the interview will be available online soon. 

Caroline Muraldo

Franklyn and Shola with Caroline Caroline is a cultural dance teacher and leads a dance company helping people of all ages to engage with dance from non-European countries. Caroline led carnival dance sessions for families in 2007 at the National Maritime Museum during the 200th Anniversary of the Act of 1807 that abolished the transatlantic slave trade in Britain.

We asked Caroline about history of Carnival, and its effect in contemporary Britain.

The film of the interview will be available online soon.