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Esie Museum

Esie Museum is famous for having the largest collection of soap stones in the world.

The story is kinda creepy and is all documented on the site.

Pictures aren't allowed inside the museum itself but this is what the premises look like.

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The Mystery Behind the stones of Esie

This video will open your eyes to the mysteries behind the stone images of Esie Town in Kwara State, Nigeria.

Esie Museum NTA video

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HERITAGE ON ITV: WORLD MUSEUM DAY: A Look At Museums In Nigeria

Olakunle Makinde, Archaeologist & Curator

Introducing our expert Olakunle Makinde
Olakunle is an Archaeologist who has been working for more than 25 years as a Research Officer (Archaeologist), Curator/Heritage Manager for the National Commission for Museums & Monuments in Nigeria. His fieldwork experience includes, being a Field Assistant at Gajigana, Megumeri LGA, Near Maiduguri, Borno State. As well as Co-Field Director for Archaeological Fieldwork at Ile-Ife, Osun State , and at Esie, Kwara State. Olakunle is also a member of Nigeria’s Committee of the UNESCO World Heritage List Project. He is the Curator & Site Manager at the National Museum in Osogbo & Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. And previously, he was the Head of Department at the Institute of Archaeology & Museum Studies.

Best Things To Do In Lagos | Fela Kuti's Kalakuta Museum | Visit Nigeria | Teefah XOXO

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Inside Nigeria's National Gallery of Arts, Iganmu

On a typical day the National Gallery of Modern Art, located at Entrance B of the National Arts Theatre in Lagos, is locked up and in total darkness. I persuaded the security on duty to let me go in; when I eventually step into the exhibition halls, I could barely read the texts pinned next to the paintings and sculptures.

“This is what it looks like most times and what we face always,” says Baba Agba (not real names), who saunters in minutes later. “The only time we have light here is when the generator is on, and that is usually when the Director-General is around.”

He is supposed to be the in-house guide, but he does none of that. Dressed in Buba and Sokoto, Baba Agba is unsmiling. His every word is laced with a tone of helplessness and dissatisfaction. “The government is not paying attention to this place, it is not funding it well,” he continues, when I probe further, wanting to know why a place that should be a magnet for visitors, is this deserted. “Just see for yourself: the place is hot and the seat over there is useless. Who would want to stay in an environment like this? Tell me, who?”

I get his point and I could only nod in agreement, in understanding. I have visited dozens of museums in Nigeria and I know for a fact that most of them are off-putting, in similar shape as the NGA. The air is nearly suffocating but I manage to look around, aided by the rays of natural light entering through the entrance and from spaces near the ceiling. Works of many renowned Nigerian artists—Erhabor Emokpae, Bruce Onobrakpeya, Aina Onabolu, Kolade Osinowo—hang on the wall and sit on pedestals.

Busts of kings (Ooni of Ife, Oba of Benin) and queens (Queen Amina, Queen Idia) share the gallery space with paintings of Nigeria’s historical personalities (Uthman dan Fodio, Ajayi Crowder, Hubert Macaulay), cultural superstars (Wole Soyinka, Chinua Achebe) and former heads of states and presidents (Murtala Mohammed, Yakubu Gowon, Shehu Shagari).

And various artists explore attention-grabbing aspects of Nigeria’s traditional life, deities and icons—markets, olokun and Abiku to mention a few. Pretty much everything and everyone that define Nigeria in the past century is highlighted in the gallery; they must have been in excellent shape when first installed but they now appear uninspiring, no thanks to the improper environment they have been kept in these many years.

Like the controversy-prone National Arts Theatre, the Gallery ought to be a monument of national pride. And ordinarily, it should be top on the itinerary of school excursions; a visit here by pupils will help to ground the kids in their heritage, like the National Museum in Onikan is already doing. On both counts, sadly, it is not.

“They don’t even advertise this place, so how will Nigerians know it,” Baba Agba says when I pay the token N100 charged per head. “If there is publicity, a few air conditioners installed and a small generator working, maybe things will change for the better. Or they should even let the private sector manage it.”

His last sentence takes me unawares. But from the tone of his voice, I can tell he doesn’t mean it, neither is he convinced that any of these possible solutions will be implemented anytime soon. Just then, my gaze falls on the shelf behind him; it is dusty and empty, save for two old exhibition catalogues and a journal which have all gone past their sell-by dates.

Calabar residency musuem, Calabar, Nigeria

This is arguably one of Nigeria’s finest museums. In 1884, the National Museum, which was once a residence of the colonial governor, was desigStaged at the height of the raining season (between thened and built in Glasgow, Scotland. It was then shipped over in pieces to the city via Morocco and set on a hill overlooking the waterfront from where the governor administered his colony.

The old gardens surrounding the building have been carefully preserved, offering a serene setting for visitors.

Colonial history, especially legal and constitutional documents in their original forms are well-preserved and documented in the museum. It also has exhibits of the slave trade, Palm Oil trade and Efik history.

Dada Pottery - A Cultural Wonder of Nigeria

Dada Pottery is one of the 37 cultural wonders in Nigeria and it is located in Ilorin, Kwara State.

On our explore Kwara trip, we had the opportunity to visit and watch the pot making process.

What makes this place so unique is that it's run just by women and it's as old as Ilorin town itself.

Watch and marvel at the wonders of Dada Pottery.

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Painting maintenance at Esie town after 2 years

House painting renovation in a town called ESIE in KWARA STATE, the town in which the first National Museum was built. We did some maintenance of an existing painting design which was done two years ago, the paint was still in good condition. We only did some simple maintenance
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CHASING WATERFALLS 2/OWU WATERFALLS-TRAVEL VLOG

Hey Awesome People this is my first episode in the chasing waterfall series.

This is a well hidden waterfall in Kwara State, Nigeria.

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