Discovering Bristol - an online history of the port and its people

Bristol and Transatlantic Slavery
Find out about Bristol's role in the transatlantic slave trade. Who was involved, what was bought and sold, who stopped it, and what is the effect of the trade today?

Glass from China

Find out about Bristol's rare collection of Chinese glass. What kinds of objects does it include, how were they made and how were they used?

Coming Soon.................... Bristol's Egyptian collections

Bristol Museum's popular Egyptology gallery is being redeveloped. Find out more about the Egyptian collections here shortly.

Exhibitions & Related Displays

at Bristol's Museums, Galleries & Archives include:

Bristol & Transatlantic Slavery (Bristol's Industrial Museum)

Chinese Glass Display (Bristol's City Museum & Art Gallery)

Now open: New Egyptology Gallery (Bristol's City Museum & Art Gallery)

Bristol City Council website

Click on the Bristol City Council logo at the bottom of the page to enter the council website

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