Pompey Museum

Museum · Nassau

Pompey Museum

Museum · Nassau

2 Bay St, Nassau, Bahamas

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Nestled in Nassau’s oldest building, this small yet impactful museum on slavery offers interactive exhibits that reveal vital Bahamian history for just $5.50.

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@afar

"Pompey Museum of Slavery and Emancipation, Nassau Explore the history and impact of slavery in the Bahamas with a visit to the Pompey Museum of Slavery and Emancipation. Located in downtown Nassau, the museum is in the historic Vendue House, which dates from the mid-1700s and was used as a market for various goods, including slaves, in the 18th and 19th centuries. The name of the museum honors a slave named Pompey, who led a revolt at the Rolle Plantation on Exuma. The one-room museum has a small collection of artifacts, photos, and other objectsthat help document this era of Bahamian history, from the slave trade and daily life of slaves on the island, to emancipation in 1834 and beyond."

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Melissa Galia

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Extremely instructive and interactive. Wonderful small museum about slavery and Bahamas history, I wish more people would pay it a visit, it truly deserves it and for a minimal price (5.50$), which for Nassau prices it’s literally nothing. Highly recommend!

Jack Spat

Google

Good way to understand the historical background of over 90% Bahamian people with artifacts, written displays, and touch screens. I felt it was worth the $5.50.

Urszula Zemlińska-Sikora

Google

It is ok. I was missing the real guide (person)

mtownmick

Google

Better understanding of Bahamian history. Short but informative. Could be laid out better, imo but worth your time and little money.

Bella 4Life

Google

There's alot of Bahamian island history and knowledge packed in this small place. The story of the island is told objectively. There are artistic visualizations, audio and video stories. Whether a local or just passing through on vacation, it's well worth the small price to preserve the history.

Fraser Porter

Google

This museum is a must see in Nassau. The bottom half gives you established history and the top half gives you a glimpse at older artifacts and practices of the Lucayans prior to settlement. Upstairs and downstairs are two exhibits and the pricing is vague, so their posters need updating. Also it's round the corner from the straw museum and not too far a walk from the Queen's staircase and Fort.

M CzR

Google

a very important museum about the true history of Bahamas, must have to visit. I recommend it especially to british tourists. Here you will see the true story about British slavery and contempt for others.

Kapre Carter

Google

Didn't get to go in because it was closed but the picture alone outside were cool to see. Slavery was not a choice it was a horrible and terrible time is african American history but it was history our history. Sad to see what it was like but proud to see where we have came. We have alot of work to do but. But we are a working progress. Would love to see inside maybe next cruise we will book when its open. Check out these pictures from the outside

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Melissa Galia

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Jack Spat

Google

Good way to understand the historical background of over 90% Bahamian people with artifacts, written displays, and touch screens. I felt it was worth the $5.50.

Urszula Zemlińska-Sikora

Google

It is ok. I was missing the real guide (person)

mtownmick

Google

Better understanding of Bahamian history. Short but informative. Could be laid out better, imo but worth your time and little money.

Bella 4Life

Google

Fraser Porter

Google

M CzR

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Kapre Carter

Google

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