NATIONAL MUSEUM

ILE IFE

Brief:

The museum was established by K.C. Murray in 1948 and opened to the public in 1954 on land donated by the Oni of Ife, Oba Aderemi. It accommodates a collection of ancient Ife bronze and terracotta objects, as well as archaeological finds from Ile Ife and outside it.

Collections:
Ethnographic
Archaeological

Permanent Exhibition:
Ife Antiquities

Other Facilities:
Yemoo Pottery Museum Annex along Moor Road
Contemporary Art Exhibition
Craft Shop
Bronze Casting Workshop
Hair Plating Saloon

Address:
Enuwa Square
P.M.B. 5515
Ile-Ife
Osun State
Tel. +234 (0) 803 717 7119
E.mail: ileife@nigerianmuseums.org

Curator:
Adesina M. Olubode
E-MAIL: a.olubode@nigerianmuseums.org
marquadesina@yahoo.com