Nigerian National Museum

Nigerian National Museum

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place	Lagos
Art	National Museum
opening	1957

The Nigerian National Museum ( German : Nigerianisches Nationalmuseum ) is the national museum of Nigeria and is located in the Onikan district of the city of Lagos . It houses the most important archaeological , ethnographic and art historical evidence in the country. The outstanding exhibits include wood carvings , bronze sculptures and terracottas . The oldest exhibits are head busts made of terracotta from the Nok culture from Jemaa and date from around 900–200 BC. The museum was founded in 1957 by the British archaeologist Kenneth Murray to prevent the loss of national cultural treasures through looting, destruction and sales abroad preserve. It is one of the central institutions in Nigeria for the research and preservation of the cultural heritage and its aim is to bring back to Nigeria the art treasures that have been scattered abroad.

In an attached craft center, artisans offer traditional Nigerian arts and crafts.

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  Ivory mask

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  Bronze pot, 9th century, Igbo-Ukwu , Nigeria

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  Bronze headdress, 9th century, Igbo-Ukwu

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  Bronze pot, 9th century, Igbo-Ukwu, Nigeria

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  Garden at the museum

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  The Mercedes-Benz / 8 in which military ruler Murtala Mohammed was shot in 1976

Web links

Commons : Nigerian National Museum  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

• Nations Encyclopedia
• Blog with photos of some of the exhibits
• Developing the Colonial Museum Project in British Nigeria Hellman, Amanda Hawley (2013)
• Henry Oyediran: Murray and growth of museums in nigeria . In: The Nation . April 7, 2013. Accessed February 21, 2015.
• Cultural policy in Nigeria; Studies and documents on cultural policies; UNESCO 1973 , ISBN 92-3-101029-8 (accessed February 21, 2015).
• Saturday Art Club Returns to Lagos Museum . May 20, 2013. Accessed February 21, 2015.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cultural policy in Nigeria; Studies and documents on cultural policies; UNESCO 1973 , ISBN 92-3-101029-8 (accessed February 21, 2015).
2. ↑ A Day at The Museum ( Memento of the original from July 22, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Adewole Ajao, Thisday (Nigeria) , September 22, 2010 

Coordinates: 6 ° 26 '39.9 "  N , 3 ° 24' 11.8"  E