Archives Tag: Museum
The Benin City National Museum
April 19, 2022
Right in the heart of Benin City, Nigeria, there’s a special place called the Benin City National Museum. It’s like a time machine that takes you on a journey through the amazing history of the region. Found on what was once called King’s Square (now Oba Ovonramwen Square), this museum is all about preserving … Continue reading The Benin City National Museum
Africa’s Oldest Boat Discovered in Yobe
April 19, 2022
The Dufuna Canoe is the oldest boat in Nigeria and Africa at large. This boat, over 8,000 years old, was discovered by a Fulani Herdsman, Mallam Yau, in 1987, when he was digging a well. It was excavated at Dufuna, a village along the Komodugu Gana River in Fune Local Government Area, Yobe State. The … Continue reading Africa’s Oldest Boat Discovered in Yobe
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Lagos Museum Hosted 27,592 Visitors in First Half of 2013
April 19, 2022
The National Commission for Museums and Monuments in Lagos has revealed that it had 27,592 visitors in the first half of 2013, up from 23,550 visitors in the same period of 2012. Visitors comprised 731 foreigners, 3,933 adults and 22,928 students, the Head of Education Department of the commission, Emmanuel Omotosho, said. He revealed that, … Continue reading Lagos Museum Hosted 27,592 Visitors in First Half of 2013
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Museum Dedicated To Fela Kuti Opens In Lagos [PICTURE]
April 19, 2022
Celebrating his posthumous birthday, the children of Fela Kuti have opened a museum called “Kalakuta” which is dedicated to their late father and Afrobeat Legend. The Museum was launched yesterday, October 15, when he would have been 74years. Fela died in 1997 – at 58 – of HIV-related sickness, but his works and significance continued … Continue reading Museum Dedicated To Fela Kuti Opens In Lagos [PICTURE]
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Supported by Lagos State, Fela’s Kalakuta Republic Soon to Become a Museum
April 19, 2022
On the heels of the successful worldwide Broadway production FELA!—on the life of late Nigerian Afro beat Legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, his residence at Gbemisola street, Ikeja, popularly known as Kalakuta Republic, is set to become a museum. With the generous support of the Lagos State government, the mega project will also have an exhibition area, a souvenir shop, a coffee shop, a 5-room boutique hotel, a tomb area – where people will see where the late musician was buried – a roof top restaurant, a bar and stage, and a car park.
