This event is in the past.It took place on May 27, 2026 at French destroyer Maillé-Brézé.


Step aboard a floating workshop for an unexpected encounter with history. Artists Patrick Bernier and Olive Martin trace how "indiennes" and woven "pagnes" became currency in the transatlantic slave trade, their research unfurling through the narrow corridors of a unique boat venue.
Historical exhibition
Textile art research
Slave trade history
Boat venue
Tips
📞call ahead to reserve your spot
🧵learn about indiennes and pagnes as trade currency
⛵explore the exhibition inside a working boat-workshop
Free
Les lectures textiles de La Déparleuse


Step aboard a floating workshop for an unexpected encounter with history. Artists Patrick Bernier and Olive Martin trace how "indiennes" and woven "pagnes" became currency in the transatlantic slave trade, their research unfurling through the narrow corridors of a unique boat venue.
Historical exhibition
Textile art research
Slave trade history
Boat venue
Tips
📞call ahead to reserve your spot
🧵learn about indiennes and pagnes as trade currency
⛵explore the exhibition inside a working boat-workshop
Free
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