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NATIONAL
MUSEUM
LAGOS
Brief:
The Museum was established in 1957 as Museum of Nigerian Antiquities,
Traditional Art and Ethnography. It was the headquarters of the Federal
Department of Antiquities and her successor, the National Commission for
Museums and Monuments, and has the largest museum contents in Nigeria.
Collections:
Ethnographic
Archaeological
Natural history
Permanent Exhibition:
Symbols of Power and Authority in Traditional Nigerian Culture
Benin Art
Nigerian Government: Yesterday and Today
Other Facilities:
Conservation Laboratory
Craft Village with craft production workshops
Museum Kitchen
Museum Shop
Open Gardens with Car Park and Picnic Spots
Photographic Archives
Pre-printing Press
Research Library
Temporary Exhibition Hall
Traditional Tie-and-Dye/Batik Workshop
Address:
King George V Road,
Onikan
P.M.B. 12556
Lagos
Lagos State
Tel. +234 (0) 803 720 0420
E-mail: lagos@nigerianmuseums.org
Curator:
Ashaye I. P.
E-MAIL: i.ashaye@nigerianmuseums.org
ronke.ashaye@yahoo.com |
