[matilda] British Museum's Atlantic Trade & Identity season

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British Museum's Atlantic Trade & Identity season, and major
exhibition. as part of this season, La Bouche du Roi. 

The Atlantic Trade & Identity season features a series of
exhibitions, displays and events exploring transatlantic trade and
its relationship to slavery, resistance and diasporas. 

Below is more detailed information on three particular aspects of the
Atlantic Trade & Identity season. 

Main exhibition:

 La Bouche du Roi: an artwork by Romuald Hazoumé

Related events: 

 Discussion: After the Slave Trade: Black history and contemporary
Britain 
 Lecture: The economic impact of the 1807 British Abolition of the
Atlantic Slave Trade

La Bouche du Roi: an artwork by Romuald Hazoumé

British Museum

Until 13 May 2007

La Bouche du Roi is the main exhibition in the Atlantic Trade and
Identity season. Primarily a warning against all kinds of human
greed, exploitation and enslavement, both historical and
contemporary, it is a profound and though-provoking artistic
statement by Beninese artist Romuald Hazoumé. This contemporary
installation is made from a combination of materials, including
petrol cans, spices and audio and visual elements.

Admission Free

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After the Slave Trade: Black history and contemporary Britain 

British Museum

Thursday 26 April, 18.30

Paul Gilroy, author of Black Atlantic, leads a discussion with Lola
Young, Gus John and Jean Stubbs about black history and culture and
contemporary issues about identity.

£5, concessions £3 

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The economic impact of the 1807 British Abolition of the Atlantic
Slave Trade

British Museum

Thursday 17 May, 18.30-20.30

Eminent historian Joseph Inikori will investigate the pre-Abolition
debate on the expected economic impact, both in England and in
Africa, and will show how the arguments of the time stood up to
historical reality.

£5, concessions £3 

Box Office 

10.00-16.45 daily

Tel: +44 (0)20 7323 8181

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