ON THE DOCKS – A COMMEMORATIVE TOUR

Along the banks of the Loire between the Anne-de-Bretagne Bridge and the Victor-Schœlcher footbridge, A planted walk covering 1.73 acres is lined with 2,000 glass inserts, 1,710 of which commemorate the names of the slave-ships and the dates on which slavers left the port of Nantes. The remaining 290 inserts name the slave-trading posts and the ports of call and ports of sale in Africa in different countries around the world. Visitors’ steps guide them along this memorial path, allowing them to become aware of the magnitude of the tragedy at their own pace.

UNDER THE DOCKS – A MEDITATIVE TOUR

A broad, open-air staircase leads visitors from the esplanade to the underground passage, where they are welcomed by The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, behind which the word Freedom appears in 47 languages from countries that suffered from the slave trade.

 

The Memorial is free and open daily – no reservations are required :

It is open from 9 am to 6 pm from September 16 to May 14, and from 9 am to 8 pm from May 16 to September 15.

Source : https://memorial.nantes.fr/decouvrir/