Preservation and Protection of Threatened Submerged and Terrestrial Cultural Heritage of the Global Slave Trade on Mozambique Island, Phase II

This project involves the conservation of three historically important and vulnerable shipwrecks off the Island’s eastern shore.

The global slave trade has left its imprint on both the cultural landscape of Mozambique Island and submerged shipwreck sites in the surrounding waters. [Photo credit: Project organizer]

Project Details


Location: Ilha de Mocambique, Mozambique, Eastern Africa, Africa Organiser(s): ARQMOZ Funder(s): U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Funding received: $120,000 (USD) Commencement Date: 10/2019 Project Status: Completed
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