Liverpool's International Slavery Museum has reached a momentous milestone by welcoming its millionth visitor.
Averaging more than 350,000 visitors a year, the museum hit the millionth mark this week.
Situated at the Albert Dock on the third floor of the Merseyside Maritime Museum, the venue opened in 2007 and looks at aspects of historical and contemporary slavery.
Richard Benjamin, head of the International Slavery Museum, said: "We’re delighted to have welcomed so many visitors over a relatively short period of time.
“Liverpool’s role in the transatlantic slave trade has often been taboo. But clearly people want to learn about this subject and the impact of slavery worldwide.
“We are unique in that no other museum in the world offers slavery-related collections as well as exhibitions focusing on contemporary forms of slavery.”
The museum is an international hub for resources on human rights issues and actively campaigns against racism and discrimination.
It is also involved in local and national issues working in partnerships and organisations such as the Anthony Walker Foundation.
The museum is located just yards away from the docks where 18th century slave trading ships began their journeys to Africa to collect and sell on slaves.
From 19 March – 12 September 2010 the International Slavery Museum hosts Beyond the Boundary, an exhibition of powerful and emotive photographs exploring the unseen aspects of cricket.
The exhibition looks at the relationship between cricket, culture, class and politics and how it can be seen as a legacy of British imperialism, colonialism and paradoxically, as a means of resistance against it.
The International Slavery Museum, located at the Albert Dock, is open every day from 10am to 5pm.
For more information please contact 0151 478 4499 or visit www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk
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