Experts' Choice Award Memorial to the abolition of slavery
What the experts agree on
Nantes' waterfront memorial uses 2000 glass plaques naming slave-trading ships to confront the city's dark past, paired with a seven-stage museum journey exploring this history from multiple perspectives.
“This hugely enjoyable museum has been designed as a seven-stage journey through the history of Nantes.”
– Michelin Guide
Lonely Planet "Down by the water, 2000 brick-sized glass plaques embedded in the quay-side pavement scream out the names of slave-trading ships...from 1750 until the early 19th century." Full review
National Geographic
