The Memorial ACTe

At Pointe-à-Pitre harbour in Guadeloupe, the Memorial ACTe or "Caribbean Centre of Expressions and Memory of the Slave trade and Slavery" is a unique place of remembrance. It opened in 2015 with two aims: to document the reality of the victims' suffering while using the act of commemoration to work towards a better society.

On a 7,800 m² site erected where a sugar factory once stood, there are several suggested tours of varying length, depending on how much time you have to spare. For example, in two hours, alone or with your family, you can access the permanent exhibition, take a walk along the coast and visit the Memory Hill (Morne Mémoire), the Memorial garden with ocean views, by crossing the 275 metre-long footbridge between the panoramic garden and the main building. Once you reach the Memory Hill, take a look at the orientation table showing the orientation points of the slave trade and the slavery sites.

The permanent exhibition at the Memorial ACTe will take you on a journey through six historic periods called "archipelagos": The Americas, Towards slavery and the transatlantic slave trade, The slavery period, Abolition, Post-abolition and segregation, and Today.

One unusual feature is a genealogy research workshop for visitors to trace their ancestors based on their family name, with over 6,000 Guadeloupe family trees.