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Atlantic WorldsAtlantic Worlds is a new permanent gallery in the National Maritime Museum. The gallery explores the interrelationship, connections and exchanges created between Britain, Africa and the Americas from 1600–1850 and looks at the impact of empire on three continents. Browse the entire collection or: View by:
About this collectionAtlantic Worlds is a new permanent gallery in the National Maritime Museum. The gallery explores the interrelationship, connections and exchanges created between Britain, Africa and the Americas from 1600–1850 and looks at the impact of empire on three continents. Paintings, prints and drawings, decorative arts and ethnographic artefacts are amongst the 220 objects from the Museum’s extensive collections showcased in the new gallery. Atlantic Worlds replaces the Museum’s former Trade and Empire gallery and is planned as one of a pair of complementary galleries. The partner gallery will examine the world of the Indian Ocean and will replace the current Art and the Sea gallery. The development of this gallery will begin after the completion and opening of Atlantic Worlds and is due to open in 2009. The gallery presents four main themes: •Exploration and Cultural Encounters •Trade and Commerce •Enslavement and Resistance •War and Conflict These themes reveal how geographical exploration and the navigation of the Atlantic opened up new trade routes from the early 17th century onwards and brought Europeans into contact with different cultures, setting in motion a dynamic of conquest and exploitation, as well as trading and cultural exchanges. Related websites
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