I read wonderful things and was anxious to visit the Pompey Museum on our March 2006 trip to Nassau. When I arrived at the building, the front door was locked, the windows were covered (soaped), and the gate alongside the house (leading to a stairway to the second floor) was also locked. There was no sign indicating what was being... more

Nassau is full of buildings with history, but the government has appropriately chosen the historic Vendue House to tell the social history of the Bahamas - the Pompey Museum of Slavery and Emancipation. The building is the original Nassau Market where African slaves were sold. During 2004, a traveling exhibit is available for viewing - the recovered slave ship, Henrietta... more