Today we’re launching an exciting new artist opportunity to co-design the cast iron panels of International Slavery Museum’s monumental new entrance.
Opened in 2007, on the third floor of the Maritime Museum, International Slavery Museum has never had its own front door. The new Entrance Pavilion, designed by FCB Studios will change this and announce the museum to the world.
The newly designed panels will be the visible ‘skin’ of the Entrance Pavilion, symbolically transforming iron, once used in chains and manacles, and deeply ingrained in the infrastructure of transatlantic slavery, into a material of remembrance and resilience.
The chosen artist (or collective) will work collaboratively with International Slavery Museum colleagues, architects, structural engineers, fabricators, and community partners to reflect the histories, legacies, and lived experiences represented within the museum.
This is a once in lifetime opportunity for an artist to play an integral role in creating a permanent and powerful piece of public artwork, that sits at the heart of the museum’s transformation.
▪️Artist fee: £30,000 (plus additional expenses covered)
▪️Call for entries period: 13 October – 17 November 2025
▪️Artists from the Global Majority or with lived experience of the legacies of slavery are encouraged to apply
🔗 Learn more and submit your application by following this link