Mémorial ACTe (Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe)
Dublin Core
Title
Mémorial ACTe (Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe)
Subject
Subject (Topic)
Slavery-Emancipation
Slavery-Abolition
Middle Passage
Transatlantic Slave Trade
Slave Trade
Diaspora
Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
Slavery-Emancipation
Slavery-Abolition
Middle Passage
Transatlantic Slave Trade
Slave Trade
Diaspora
Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
Subject (Object Type)
History Museums
History Museums
Description
The museum, housed in a silver-latticework structure on the site of the former Darboussier sugar factory along the Pointe-à-Pitre waterfront, is dedicated to the history of the slave trade and slavery. The museum includes permanent exhibitions devoted to the history of slavery from Antiquity to the present alongside exhibitions of contemporary art by Guadeloupian artists such as Thierry Alet, Bruno Pédurand and Shuk One.
Creator
Atelier Architecture B.M. C. (Berthelot/Micka-Celestine)
Source
Thierry Fundéré/ RCI.FM
Date
Opened to the public: July 7, 2015
Relation
To visit the museum's website, click here.
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Building and Structures
Coverage
Darboussier, 97110, Rue Raspail, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
Extent
Building: 77,000 sq. ft; Gardens surrounding the museum: 5 acres
Rights Holder
Renée Ater
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Building
Physical Dimensions
Building: 77,000 sq. ft; Gardens surrounding the museum: 5 acres
Citation
Atelier Architecture B.M. C. (Berthelot/Micka-Celestine), “Mémorial ACTe (Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe),” Contemporary Monuments to the Slave Past, accessed April 20, 2024, https://www.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1144.