House of SlavesMaison des Esclaves

House of Slaves (Maison des Esclaves) on Gorée Island, off Dakar in Senegal’s Dakar Region, is a museum and memorial closely associated with the Atlantic slave trade. Behind its calm pink façade, the building’s layout contrasts upper rooms with narrow holding cells below, leading to the sea-facing Door of No Return. Whether approached as a specific historical site or as a powerful symbol, it remains a place of remembrance that confronts visitors with loss, displacement, and the legacies of colonial captivity.