Shockoe Institute

Address – 1500 E Main Street

Join us for a sneak preview of the Shockoe Institute’s transformative undertaking – a 12,300-square-foot learning center within Richmond’s iconic Main Street Station.

Shockoe Institute is one piece of the larger Shockoe Project, an ambitious effort to develop a comprehensive heritage destination for recognizing and interpreting the story of Shockoe’s role in the American slave trade in the years prior to the Civil War. While completion of the project as a whole, including additional components like the National Slavery Museum, the African Burial Ground, and the National Memorial, is not expected until 2037, the Shockoe Institute is currently scheduled to open in Summer 2025.

Within this space, Shockoe Institute will provide visitors with an immersive educational experience that delves into Richmond’s pivotal role in the domestic slave trade and serves as a gateway to an adjacent memorial campus. The Institute’s goal is to create a richly documented evidence-based emotionally impactful journey designed to promote deeper understanding of the relationship between the facts of our shared history and today’s societal challenges.

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