Why Does a Slavery Museum Contain More Than an Art Exhibit?

Learning about slavery is not completely cut and dry. We all know that what went on was disgusting and that the entire slave trade was a tragedy, but everything you need to know is not going to be contained in an art exhibit. Although the art that has been created over the years do a [...]

Learning Slavery History In an Art Museum

It is interesting how many artworks depict different time periods of slavery history in an art museum. Almost every major event has some type of art that commemorates it or shows the emotion of the slavery history event in a very palpable way. Going to an art museum can teach a visitor about key points [...]

Learn About History and Art In a Museum Exhibit

Most of the world participated in the slave trade at some point, that is a fact. Now, after slavery is no longer a part of the mainstream and illegal in almost every part of the world, all that is left to remind us about the struggle is art. That is why there has been a [...]

Slavery Art: Artwork With Quite a History

All over the world there has been artwork that deals with difficult subjects. Sometimes, when something is considered taboo or it is just too hard to open up lines of dialogue, artwork is used to express these thoughts and feelings. One example of depicting struggle is slavery art, which has been created by many cultures [...]

Using the Museum to Remember Slavery

The need for a museum to house depictions of American slavery exists in a major way. What African Americans in this country went through for multiple centuries is mind boggling, and having a museum to remember the pain and anguish that was felt during these times can help assure that it never happens again. There [...]