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Momodou
Denmark
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 Posted - 16 Oct 2006 : 23:47:47
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Thursday19th October 2006, 1.15 pm - 1.45 pm
Norwich
MATERIALISING THE SLAVE TRADE
Art and Architecture at Gorée Island, Senegal. A talk by Dr Ferdinand de Jong, School of World Art Studies and Museology (UEA) Gorée Island, just off the African continent, served as a transit point in the transatlantic slave trade. This historical role has been acknowledged and in 1978 UNESCO listed the island as a World Heritage site in order to contribute to the commemoration of the slave trade.
Venue: Meet at Gallery reception, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ.
Adm: Free. Info: 01603 593199.
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