Joint project between Guardian and city’s Science and Industry Museum will open in early 2027The role transatlantic enslavement played in shaping Manchester is at the heart of a new exhibition developed in partnership by the Guardian and the city’s Science and Industry Museum.The exhibition is the first time the museum, which tells the story of Manchester’s transformation into the world’s first industrial city, has put the links between enslaved African people, cotton and the city at the centre of a display. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/16/transatlantic-slavery-role-manchester-exhibition-guardian-science-industry-museum
Author : Chris Osuh
Publish date : 2025-01-16 20:00:00
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Transatlantic slavery’s role in shaping Manchester to be explored in exhibition
