NL Maritime Society Brings Amistad Exhibit To The United Nations 3/22-4/25

New London Maritime Society - Custom House Maritime Museum brings the Amistad story to the United Nations with an exhibition entitled Amistad: A True Story of Freedom. On view March 22 through April 25, the exhibit is part of the UN's 2010 Slave Trade Remembrance activities.

Following it's month at the United Nations, Amistad: A True Story of Freedom travels to the Custom House, where it will be permanently installed in the museum's Lucille Showalter Gallery. Amistad-related events, in partnership with Amistad America. Inc., Kente Cultural Center, Provenance Gallery, and the City of New London, are planned for May 20 through 22. The opening, featuring slavery scholar James Walvin, takes place May 20. Watch for details at www.nlmaritimesociety.org.

The award-winning exhibition, Amistad: A True Story of Freedom was created by the Connecticut Historical Society (CHS) using resources from the trustees and honorary trustees of the CHS, the Connecticut Humanities Council, and the Beatrice Fox Auerbach Foundation, and was displayed in Hartford for twelve years. This spring, the Connecticut Historical Society donated the exhibition to the Custom House Maritime Museum. The month-long installation at the United Nations is a special, celebratory pause between the exhibition's first home, the CHS, and the exhibitions final home, the Custom House Maritime Museum.

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