NATIONAL MUSEUM

MAIDUGURI

Brief:
The museum, conceived as one of the four Museums of National Unity in the country, was opened in 1989 at a temporary location, while the permanent site is being developed. It displays materials on the excavations and a reproduction of the 8,000-year old Dufuna canoe from the near-by Yobe State. It also oversees the National Monument at Dikwa, the famous Dikwa Fort, which also has a small museum display on the fort’s history and significance.

Collections:
Ethnographic

Permanent Exhibition:
Islamic and Ethnographic Gallery

Other Facilities:
Waja Hut
Kanuri Bridal Room pottery
Shuwa Arab Hut

Address:
Borno State Council for Arts and Culture
Bama Road
P.M.B. 1029
Maiduguri
Borno State
Tel.+ 234 (0) 806 531 7117
E-mail maiduguri@nigerianmuseums.com

Curator:
Sambo Fori
E-MAIL: sambo.fori@nigerianmuseums.org
maidugurimuseum@yahoo.co. uk