Virtual Museum to Commemorate the Abolition of Slavery and Emancipation in Trinidad and Tobago

The Road to Freedom

Held at the National Museum of Trinidad and Tobago in 2007, we created two exhibitions to mark the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade in the British Empire, and the emancipation of slaves in Trinidad and Tobago. Aiming to highlight this important aspect of Trinidad and Tobago’s history, the exhibit featured watercolours of Trinidad’s early slave plantation society by Richard Bridgens, together with a variety of objects and historical documents pertaining to the period of the abolition.

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Museum of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service

Opened in 2004, this museum must be the only one in the West Indies that was built into a stone tower! The tower forms part of the Police Head Quarters building in Port-of-Spain, also called “the Depot”, which was constructed in 1876.

Learn about the History of the TTPS on our Blog!

 

Museum of the City of Port of Spain

In 2003, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism launched The City of Port of Spain Museum at Fort St. Andres (next to the lighthouse). Our goal in designing this museum: to portray the history of the civic institutions of the capital city with the respect it deserves. This permanent museum takes you back in time, showcasing major figures, artefacts of the first peoples, and the evolution of transport and technology, among other treasures of Port of Spain.

Take a Tour of the Virtual Museum on our Blog!