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House of Slaves

The House of Slaves and its Door of No Return is a museum and memorial to the victims of the Atlantic slave trade on Gorée Island, 3 km off… Read more…

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MondayClosed
Tuesday10:00 AM–12:30 PM, 2:30 PM–6:00 PM
Wednesday10:00 AM–12:30 PM, 2:30 PM–6:00 PM
Thursday10:00 AM–12:30 PM, 2:30 PM–6:00 PM
Friday10:00 AM–12:30 PM, 2:30 PM–6:00 PM
Saturday10:00 AM–12:30 PM, 2:30 PM–6:00 PM
Sunday10:00 AM–12:30 PM, 2:30 PM–6:00 PM
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House of Slaves
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The House of Slaves and its Door of No Return is a museum and memorial to the victims of the Atlantic slave trade on Gorée Island, 3 km off the coast of the city of Dakar, Senegal. Its museum, which was opened in 1962 and curated until Boubacar Joseph Ndiaye's death in 2009, is said to memorialise the final exit point of the slaves from Africa. While historians differ on how many African slaves were actually held in this building, as well as the relative importance of Gorée Island as a point on the Atlantic slave trade, visitors from Africa, Europe, and the Americas continue to make it an important place to remember the human toll of African slavery.

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Address Senegal
Coordinates 14°40'3.554" N, 17°23'50.258" W
Riverside Hotel
Taxi · 8 min
House of Slaves
2h
Walk · 6 min
Corner Café
45 min
Walk · 18 min
Riverside Hotel

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