US EditionSlavery exhibit is changing at the African American history museum as a loan agreement ends
- The National Museum of African American History and Culture will return a 33-pound timber from the São José slave ship to the Iziko Museums of South Africa later this month, concluding a loan agreement.
- Transporting over 400 captives from Mozambique to Brazil, the Portuguese vessel São José sank off Cape Town in 1794, with half of those aboard perishing during the journey.
- Deputy Director Michelle Commander of the National Museum stated the move is required for conservation, addressing timing concerns about removing the artifact from the 'Slavery and Freedom' exhibit.
- Smithsonian museums are currently under review following an executive order from President Donald Trump titled 'Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,' which examines displays across institutions.
- Visitors have until March 22 to view the timber piece before it undergoes transport in a custom-built crate, though other ship artifacts will remain on display for two more years.
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AP report: Slave ship artifact will soon leave the Smithsonian to return to its South African home
A Smithsonian museum exhibit about the maritime journey that millions of Africans were forced to take across the Atlantic to slavery in the Americas will change later this month, when a remnant from one of the first sunken slave ships ever recovered is taken off display in Washington.
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San Gabriel Valley TribuneSmithsonian museum will revamp its slavery exhibit after artifact loan runs out
The National Museum of African American History and Culture is removing a rare slave ship timber from its “Slavery and Freedom” exhibit and sending it back to South Africa.
Smithsonian to Return Slave Ship Timber to South Africa
A Smithsonian museum exhibit about the maritime journey that millions of Africans were forced to take across the Atlantic to slavery in the Americas will change later this month, when a remnant from one of the first sunken slave ships ever recovered is taken off display in Washington.
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AP Exclusive: Smithsonian museum will revamp its slavery exhibit after artifact loan runs out
The National Museum of African American History and Culture is removing a rare slave ship timber from its “Slavery and Freedom” exhibit and returning it to South Africa.
Slavery exhibit changing at African American history museum as a loan agreement ends
WASHINGTON — A Smithsonian museum exhibit about the maritime journey that millions of Africans were forced to take across the Atlantic to slavery in the Americas will change later this month, when a remnant from one of the first sunken slave ships ever recovered is taken off display in Washington. The National Museum of African American History and Culture says a timber piece of the slave ship, the São José-Paquete de Africa, on display in its “…
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