We are proud to announce the opening of the new Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration, which opened to the public for previews on September 1 and will officially open on October 1. The new Legacy Museum provides a comprehensive history of the legacy of slavery from the Transatlantic Slave Trade and its impact on the Northeast and coastal communities through the Domestic Slave Trade. The museum explores the Reconstruction era, lynchings, codified racial segregation, and contemporary issues including police violence and mass incarceration. We’re thrilled that the museum also includes a new art gallery with works by extraordinary world-class artists. The new Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration is four times the size of the current space and provides a deeper, richer, and more comprehensive narrative about American history and the legacy of slavery. A new Transatlantic Slave Trade wing includes more than 200 new sculptures by African artists. We created several original animated short films developed for the space with narration from award-winning artists like Lupita Nyong'o, Don Cheadle, and Wendell Pierce. Findings from new research by our staff and other scholars are utilized to narrate presentations about slavery in the North and in the coastal United States and the role of European governments. The new museum will help visitors understand how the forced abduction and trafficking of millions of Black people created lasting injuries and suffering.