The International Slavery Museum offers a range of activities, sessions and resources for education and community groups of all ages. The museum runs popular handling sessions that promote an understanding of transatlantic slavery and life in West Africa from key stage 2. Activities that explore African heritage through arts, crafts, storytelling and music are available from early years. We also have a workshop specifically about Liverpool’s connections with slavery, suitable for those in year 9 and above.

Please note that a charge has been introduced for the some of the workshops at the International Slavery Museum. The rest of the workshops are free, but must still be booked in advance.

Booking a group visit

• If you are planning a school or college group visit please ring our booking team on 0151 478 4788 or  email us using this form to enquire about making a booking.
• If you want to visit as part of an adult or community group or coach trip, please complete an adult group bookings form to book your visit.
• If you would like catering for your group, please email maritimediningroom@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Planning for your visit

We strongly advise that all teachers and accompanying adults visiting the gallery with a group read the following guidance notes. This will give you all the practical information you need to ensure that you have an enjoyable and productive visit, including sample risk assessments. 

• Planning a visit - information for teachers (pdf) including types of visits, booking and contact details and risk assessment 

Tales of escape

See if you can help runaway Violet escape from enslavement in this text adventure. Can you find the Underground Railroad - the code name for a network of secret routes, places and people that aided fugitives in the United States to escape and travel to Free States?

• Try Tales of escape

Created by the Belvedere Academy History Club with the International Slavery Museum and Re-Dock.

Please note that this game works best on Firefox or Chrome browsers.

Classroom teaching resources

• History of transatlantic slave trade and abolition teaching resource (pdf) for teaching key stage 2 upwards.
• Enslaved Africans: our truth - follow the stories of four individuals taken into slavery during the transatlantic slave trade.
• 'Unlocking perceptions' and 'Citizen resource' are two useful resources available from Understanding Slavery, a free online resource for teachers and educators planning lessons on the transatlantic slave trade for key stage 3 and 4 pupils. It features collections from National Museums Liverpool and other major UK museum partners.