House of Slaves

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House of Slaves

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Dakar, Senegal

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Museum & memorial documenting Atlantic slave trade history  

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Martina de Vries

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Interesting to visit and get to know the history. Well maintained considering the pictures of how it was in the past and earlier used for housing. It was a bit crowded right before closure on a weekday. I visited during a school trip. Very cute to see all the children, had to wait for their guide to finish his story as they were a big group before being able to go up. But could enter the premises immediately. Opposite to the building you will find an open door to get the tickets.

C Neon

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A very interesting visit of this slave house where masters and slaves lived in the same space, but very differently. The upstairs where the masters lived are bright and airy. The below living spaces for slaves were unspeakable. A very educational place.

Tomas Janik

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Impressive historical place from which the slaves left to Americas. Different parts display the rooms where the slaves were kept in very hard conditions.

Bjørn

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The museums found in many of the Caribbean countries provide a bit more insight into the sufferings and stories of all those who were abducted and shipped across the Atlantic. This one on Gorée still provided good information as well as having a separate exhibition on modern slavery which I felt especially disturbing to behold.

Holden Gibbons

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Very moving. Though I wish some of the other tourists would take it more seriously and not take glamour photo shots in the doorway of no return… there are plenty of other spots to do that. Don’t do that in that solemn portal, please. So some respect and decency or just stay away. Just my two cents…

Kartik Krishnan

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No matter whether you believe in the numbers (1m+ slaves left from here) or not, this place showcases the horrors of the slave trade. It is a must visit.

Drew Doehring

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We enjoyed our time here learning about the slave trade. We didn't realize the Portuguese traders to Brazil were responsible for 45% of the slaves taken from Africa. Also, we expected the door of no return to be historical, but it is actually an artistic expression for the concept of slavery and Goreé as the last place where these slaves were held in Africa before they were shipped abroad as cargo. A very interesting museum nonetheless. All signs in the museum are in French or English.

Angi Harrison

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I left here in complete shambles. The atrocious acts that took plac3 here. It's history to never forget but hard to take in