\nTo help you prepare the visit, feel free to download a pedagogical file called \u00ab\u00a0Nantes et la traite des Noirs aux 18e et 19e si\u00e8cles\u00a0\u00bb<\/a> from the castle\u2019s website. Pedagogical suggestions and visits are adapted according to school levels and curricula – Cycle 3, Middle School, and High School.<\/p>\n
Middle and High School<\/h3>\n
From History to Memory: The Slave Trade and Slavery in Nantes
\nThis pedagogical tour occurs in three stages: 1. A visit of the displays in the Nantes History Museum devoted to the slave trade (one hour and a half); 2. A walk through the city between the Ch\u00e2teau des Ducs de Bretagne and the Memorial (1 hour); and 3. A visit to the Memorial for the Abolition of Slavery (30 minutes).
\nIndependent or guided visit
\nDuration: 3 hours (half-day) for middle and high schools.<\/p>\n
Cycle 3<\/h3>\n
The rooms of the Nantes History Museum covering the slave trade may be visited independently or with a guide (1h30). There is no guided tour for the Memorial. The historical visit to the Nantes History Museum about the slave trade should be separate from the commemorative visit of the Memorial in order to avoid possible confusion between history and memory.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Self-guided tour of the Memorial, free entry
\n\u2013 Self-guided tour of the walk \u00ab De l\u2019histoire \u00e0 la m\u00e9moire \u00bb (from History to Memory), free entry
\n\u2013 Guided tour of the walk \u00ab De l\u2019histoire \u00e0 la m\u00e9moire \u00bb (from History to Memory), \u20ac60 for residents of the Greater Nantes area, and \u20ac80 for others
\nThe guided tour is free for elementary school groups and Greater Nantes area schools (depending on availability).
\nOn presentation of the reservation agreement, teachers enjoy free access to prepare their class visit the Nantes History Museum prior to the assigned date.<\/p>\n
School Reservations :<\/strong> High Schools<\/strong> Guided visits: visits by an official guide, upon booking.<\/p>\n The Memorial is in the immediate proximity of sites and monuments related to Nantes\u2019 slave-trading history. This guided tour of the city helps the visitor understand the traces of what was one of the city\u2019s main activities in the 18th and 19th centuries. You will discover the private mansions of slave vessel owners, the docks from which these vessels departed for Africa and the West Indies, iconic locations such as the Passerelle Sch\u0153lcher, and economic locations like the stock exchange… From the 17th to the 19th Century, the slave trade played a dominant role in the commerce of Nantes and contributed to the city\u2019s wealth. The journey begins at the History Museum with the visit of the rooms on the \u201cvile trade,\u201d in early abolitionists\u2019 words, continues with the discovery of the neighborhoods and monuments of Nantes that are related to the city\u2019s slave-trading past, and ends at the Memorial for the Abolition of Slavery. Group reservations<\/strong> Download the specific and general conditions of sale for adult groups<\/a><\/p>\n Consult the catalog for group visits by Nantes.Tourisme<\/a><\/p>\n
\nMonday: 9:00 to 12:00 \/ 14:00 to 18:00
\nTuesday to Friday:9:00-12:30 \/ 13:30-18:00
\nPhone number: + 33 (0)2 40 20 60 11
\nFax: + 33 (0)2 51 17 48 65
\nEmail\u00a0: scolaires@nantes-tourisme.com<\/a>
\nGive the General conditions of sale for school groups (remove them from adult group reservations)<\/a><\/p>\nBorrowing a traveling exhibition<\/h2>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/memorial.nantes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/header_dixfemmes-1024x740.jpg\")
Ten Powerful Women<\/h3>\n
\nPortraits of Women who Combatted Colonial Slavery<\/em>
\nThis exhibit pays tribute to 10 women who struggled against colonial slavery from the 17th Century to the end of the 19th Century. They include Olympe de Gouges, a woman of letters, Dandara, a Maroon from Brazil, Sainte B\u00e9lair, a Haitian rebel who was Toussaint-Louverture\u2019s aide-de-camp; Anne Knight, an English feminist, and Sojourner Truth, an American emancipated slave…
\nThese portraits do not do justice to the lives of the millions of enslaved women who participated in resistance movements and contributed to the survival of their groups and of all of society. Thanks to these women\u2019s courage and determination, they remain \u201cfemmes courage\u201d (Brave women) and \u201cfemmes debout\u201d (Women standing tall).
\n\u2014
\nThe traveling exhibit consists of 12 freestanding panels, which may be borrowed at no charge once a loan agreement is signed. The panels are packaged in a 115 kg shipping crate. Transportation and insurance costs are covered by the borrower.
\n\u2014
\nFor information and reservations, please contact the temporary exhibition manager at : contact@chateaunantes.fr<\/a>
\nDownload the catalog of the exhibition<\/a><\/p>\n
\nGroups<\/h2>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/memorial.nantes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/header_l_escalvage_aujourd_hui-1024x682.jpg\")
Visit of the Quartier Feydeau and the Memorial for the Abolition of Slavery<\/h3>\n
\n\u2014
\nLength\u00a0:<\/strong> a 2.5 hour walk
\nEntry fee\u00a0:<\/strong> \u20ac236, all tax included, (additional supplement on Sundays and holidays)
\nGroups\u00a0:<\/strong> 25 people maximum per guide
\n+\u00a0info :<\/strong> Discover the history of the slave trade and the slave system at the Nantes History Museum at the Ch\u00e2teau des Ducs de Bretagne
\nAccess* :<\/strong> 2,3 km<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/memorial.nantes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/de_l_histoire_a_la_memoire-1024x744.jpg\")
\nFrom History to Memory:
\nThe Slave Trade and Slavery in Nantes<\/h3>\n
\n\u2014
\nLenght :<\/strong> 3 hours
\nEntry fee :<\/strong> Entry fee: \u20ac6, tax included, per person (adult)
\nFlat rate for a guided visit for groups of 25: \u20ac180 tax included
\nOne free entry for groups of 24
\nPrices on request for catering and snacks
\nGroups :<\/strong> 25 maximum per guide
\n+ info :<\/strong> Closes during the last week of January each year for maintenance
\nSuggestion :<\/strong> Meals or snacks upon request
\nAccess*** :<\/strong> Partial access for people with disabilities 4 km<\/p>\n
\n
\nMonday: 9:00 to 12:30 \/ 13:30 to 18:00
\nTusday to Friday: 9:00 to 12:30 \/ 13:30 to 18:00
\nTel: +33 (0)2 40 20 60 11
\nFax: +33 (0)2 51 17 48 65
\ngroupes@nantes-tourisme.com<\/a><\/p>\n
\nPresse<\/h2>\n