Crime Club Nottingham: Transportation to America on 30 July
Crime Club: Transportation to America takes place at Nottingham’s National Justice Museum on Thursday 30 July 2026 at 6pm. Tickets cost £16.50 at full price or £15.50 for concessions, with booking essential. The event is for over-18s only and includes a free drink.
This instalment of the museum’s Crime Club series explores the thousands of 18th-century convicts transported to Britain’s North American colonies before the War of Independence. It offers a less familiar counterpart to the history of transportation to Australia, using documented crimes, personal stories and historical evidence to examine what happened on the other side of the Atlantic.
Why America came before Australia
The evening is built around three central questions: why prisoners were transported across the Atlantic, what kind of work awaited them after arrival and how transportation to America differed from the penal system later established in Australia.
That comparison gives the talk a clear historical route. Rather than treating transportation as a single system associated only with Australia, the programme focuses on the earlier North American chapter and the experiences of the people caught within it.
The event will be presented by the National Justice Museum’s Head Historic Interpreter. No presenter’s name is given in the source listing, but the announced approach is specific: real crimes, real stories and real evidence. This makes the session most relevant to adults interested in criminal history, justice and the individual cases behind wider penal practices.
Real cases will guide the discussion
Crime Club examines infamous criminal cases from history, and this edition uses recorded offences and evidence as the route into convict transportation. The programme is expected to move between the reasons people were sent away, the work they encountered in the colonies and the distinctions between transportation to America and the later Australian system.
Some of the material may be sensitive in nature. The museum has restricted the event to people aged over 18, and attendees may be asked to provide proof of ID.
Tickets and practical details
- Venue: National Justice Museum, Nottingham
- Date and time: Thursday 30 July 2026 at 6pm
- Tickets: £16.50 full price or £15.50 concessions
- Entry: Booking essential; over-18s only
- Included: One free drink
The Visit Nottinghamshire Events listing confirms the date, time, venue, prices and entry conditions. It does not supply a street address, transport advice or accessibility information, so anyone needing those details should check them before travelling. The next confirmed step is to book a ticket in advance, as admission is not advertised as available without a booking.
Source: Visit Nottinghamshire Events
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