House of Slaves museum
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The House of Slaves museum is a historic site and memorial on Gorée Island in Senegal that commemorates the Atlantic slave trade and its human toll.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| House of Slaves museum canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3979288 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: House of Slaves museum Context triple: [Gorée Island, knownFor, House of Slaves museum]
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A.
Old Slave Mart Museum
The Old Slave Mart Museum is a historic site and museum in Charleston, South Carolina, that interprets the history of the domestic slave trade in the United States at the location of a former slave auction gallery.
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B.
Anderson-Freeman Museum
The Anderson-Freeman Museum is a historic museum located within the Lincoln Historic District in Vermont, showcasing the town’s local history and heritage.
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C.
The Big House Museum
The Big House Museum is a historic Macon, Georgia home-turned-museum dedicated to preserving the legacy, memorabilia, and history of the Allman Brothers Band.
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D.
Bomann Museum
The Bomann Museum is a regional history museum in Celle, Germany, known for its extensive exhibitions on Lower Saxon cultural heritage and local history.
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E.
Briscoe-Garner Museum
The Briscoe-Garner Museum is a historic house museum in Uvalde, Texas, dedicated to the lives and political careers of former U.S. Vice President John Nance “Cactus Jack” Garner and Texas Governor Dolph Briscoe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: House of Slaves museum Target entity description: The House of Slaves museum is a historic site and memorial on Gorée Island in Senegal that commemorates the Atlantic slave trade and its human toll.
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A.
Old Slave Mart Museum
The Old Slave Mart Museum is a historic site and museum in Charleston, South Carolina, that interprets the history of the domestic slave trade in the United States at the location of a former slave auction gallery.
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B.
Anderson-Freeman Museum
The Anderson-Freeman Museum is a historic museum located within the Lincoln Historic District in Vermont, showcasing the town’s local history and heritage.
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C.
The Big House Museum
The Big House Museum is a historic Macon, Georgia home-turned-museum dedicated to preserving the legacy, memorabilia, and history of the Allman Brothers Band.
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D.
Bomann Museum
The Bomann Museum is a regional history museum in Celle, Germany, known for its extensive exhibitions on Lower Saxon cultural heritage and local history.
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E.
Briscoe-Garner Museum
The Briscoe-Garner Museum is a historic house museum in Uvalde, Texas, dedicated to the lives and political careers of former U.S. Vice President John Nance “Cactus Jack” Garner and Texas Governor Dolph Briscoe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
ⓘ
memorial ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | colonial architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Dakar Region
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Historic house museums ⓘ Museums in Senegal ⓘ Slavery museums ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Senegal ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | victims of the Atlantic slave trade ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Door of No Return
ⓘ
balconies ⓘ cellars ⓘ courtyard ⓘ exhibition rooms ⓘ staircases ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | symbol of the transatlantic slave trade ⓘ |
| inception | late 18th century ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
French
ⓘ
Wolof ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Dakar Region ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC+0 ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Dakar ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Gorée Island ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | Government of Senegal ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Senegal
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Senegal
|
| partOf |
Gorée Island
ⓘ
surface form:
Island of Gorée World Heritage Site
|
| purpose |
education about the Atlantic slave trade
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memorialization of enslaved Africans ⓘ |
| significantEvent | commemoration ceremonies for slavery victims ⓘ |
| significantPlace | Door of No Return ⓘ |
| theme |
Atlantic slave trade
ⓘ
human rights ⓘ slavery ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| use |
memorial to the Atlantic slave trade
ⓘ
museum ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
diaspora communities
ⓘ
heads of state ⓘ international tourists ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: House of Slaves museum Description of subject: The House of Slaves museum is a historic site and memorial on Gorée Island in Senegal that commemorates the Atlantic slave trade and its human toll.
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