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The Slave Trade and Slavery

Discover « The Slave Trade and Slavery », a videoguided tour of the History of Nantes Museum.

The slave trade is part of the history of the City of Nantes. From the 17th to the 19th century it was a key market in Nantes' commercial activities and helped the city to thrive. Today the slave trade and slavery are two of the principle themes presented at the History of Nantes Museum.

11 of the museum's rooms display objects devoted to these subjects. The commentaries contained in this application allow you to explore them in greater depth. This application will help you to look at and interpret the documents. With it you can zoom onto certain important details of a painting or an archive. Navigation photos will help guide you from one room to the next. A menu allows you to select the commentary that interests you. During your tour of the museum the application will help you to understand exactly what role Nantes played in European slave trading. You'll learn how to organize a slave trading expedition, which ship owners and merchants launched this trade and what happened during a slave auction. Finally you'll discover how slaves lived on the plantations.

This videoguided tour lasts about an hour and a half.

The content of this application is also available on rented videoguides as well as through free downloading via Wi-Fi at the Museum reception desk.

Discovering the Castle of Anne of Brittany

Built by Francis the 2^nd, Duke of Brittany and his daughter Anne of Brittany and located at the heart of Nantes' medieval district, this castle houses a ducal palace made out of tufa limestone whose whiteness and refinement contrasts with the roughness of the curtain walls. Five companions: one of Francis the 2^nd's soldiers, one of Anne of Brittany's handmaidens, an English prisoner, one of Louis the 14^th's muskateers and a narrator will accompany you as you discover the history of this fortified castle. They will draw your attention to architectural details. Moreover, throughout your visit, navigational photos will help you to find your way both inside and outside the castle.

This content is also available on videoguides that can be rented or downloaded free of charge via Wi-Fi at the Museum reception desk.

Nantes history museum

This guide application for visiting the castle-museum allows you to discover the 32 exhibition rooms of the History of Nantes Museum. The 15^th-century architecture is highlighted by contemporary scenography that includes 850 collection items and is further enhanced by multimedia features. A portrait of the city emerges, as landmark events in European and World history are recounted, from the Edict of Nantes to the rise of colonial markets and slave trading all the way up to the turmoil of the 20^th century.
This guide application is chronological and thematic. Two types of commentary are proposed: An introductory sequence to each room allows you to get a broader historical perspective of the subject at hand, while a series of punctual sequences shed new and additional light on a particular object, display case or architectural element featured in a given room.

This content is also available on videoguides that can be rented or downloaded free of charge via Wi-Fi at the Museum reception desk.

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> Discovering the Castle of Anne of Brittany: for iOs Apple, for Androïd, for Windows Mobile

> The Slave Trade and Slavery: for iOs Apple, for Androïd(Windows Mobile available soon)

> Nantes history museum: for Androïd