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Join the Royal Museums Greenwich on Saturday 23rd August 2026 to mark International Slavery Remembrance Day for a day of workshops, screenings, sonic performances, and more.

International Slavery Remembrance Day commemorates the 1791 uprising in Saint-Domingue (present-day Haiti), a pivotal moment in the struggle against slavery that helped accelerate the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade. 

Each year, Royal Museums Greenwich honour the lives, resistance and resilience of enslaved African people while reflecting on the enduring legacies of slavery and colonialism.

This year's programme explores the relationship between remembrance and reparative practice, asking what role museums, artists and cultural institutions can play in addressing historical injustice today. Drawing on the collections of Royal Museums Greenwich, the programme brings together artists, filmmakers, researchers and community practitioners to explore how histories of slavery are interpreted, challenged and reimagined through artistic practice, archives and public engagement.

Through workshops, film, performances and conversations, the programme considers how remembrance can move beyond commemoration towards new ways of understanding the past and contributing to more just and equitable futures.

The programme approaches reparative practice as an evolving process of listening, reflection, creative intervention and institutional responsibility. By bringing together multiple perspectives, International Slavery Remembrance Day invites audiences to consider how museums and artists can contribute to a broader culture of historical justice, remembrance and repair.

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