Slave History Museum
Housed on the site of a former slave-trading wharf, this museum tells the story of the transatlantic slave trade from a West African perspective, through reconstructed scenes and artefacts.
The museum is located in the Marina Resort on the banks of the Calabar River. The area was once a warehouse district where European merchants and Efik middlemen traded enslaved people in the 18th and 19th centuries. Exhibition halls use wax figures, shackles, trade currency (copper rings) and documents to recreate the process, from capture and confinement to shipment, and they also explain the role the Efik people played in the trade. A visit takes about 1 hour. Admission is cheap; ask a staff member to guide you if you want explanations. The museum may be closed on Mondays, so check before you go.
Opening hours
about 09:00–18:00 (may close Mon)
Nearby sights
- Marina Resort Calabar
- Old Residency (National Museum Calabar)
- Watt Market
- Duke Town Church & Mary Slessor's Grave
- Calabar Carnival
- Drill Ranch Calabar (Pandrillus)
- Tinapa Resort
- Kwa Falls