National Museum of African American History and Culture

In Slavery’s Wake

NMAAHC’s international traveling exhibition, In Slavery’s Wake, highlights the resistance and freedom-making of Black communities navigating the legacies of racial slavery and colonialism. Monadnock’s dynamic and interactive media experiences bring this groundbreaking exhibition to life, adding depth, energy, and impact to its intellectual and artistic vision. After appearing in Washington, DC and Rio de Janeiro, this multilingual exhibition is now in Cape Town, South Africa, before heading to Dakar and Liverpool.

Components

Location

International Traveling Exhibition

Size

4,200 sq. ft.

Roles

Media Experience Design & Production

Digital Interactive Design & Development

Abolition Map

Single-User Interactive

Black abolition began with enslaved peoples’ efforts to free themselves. This interactive map brings slave revolts and rebellions to the forefront, showing how enslaved people fought for and won their own freedom.

Making the Modern World

Narrative Video

These videos bring to light the histories and legacies of slavery, colonialism, and freedom making across the world.

Embodying Resistance

Multimedia Experience

Embodying Resistance explores the ways that descendants of enslaved and colonized people have found moments of freedom and resisted dehumanization through art, religion, music and dance.

Flags of Freedom

Single-User Interactive

This unique interactive explores the power of flags and banners used in anti-colonial and anti-slavery movements, highlighting the rediscovery and reclamation of these symbols of rebellion and emancipation.