The exhibition, organized by an international group of curators, puts names and faces to the trans-Atlantic slave trade, telling stories that complicate the standard timelines and geographies of slavery and abolition.
Cowrie shells excavated at Valongo Wharf in Rio de Janeiro, the point of entry for nearly 900,000 enslaved people, are a rare and remarkable survival that symbolize the difficulties of truly grasping the subject of slavery.
With this history, oftentimes we get lost in the enormity... But when you see artifacts like this, you start to see faces, people.
The exhibition deals in huge themes and vast numbers, showcasing the estimated 12 million Africans transported across the ocean over four centuries, reshaping societies on both sides of the Atlantic.
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