Wednesday 29 April 2009

THE ANCIENT MUSEUMS







Nigeria has long established a chain of national museums whose headquarters is in Lagos - the Onikan Museum. It contains the best and largest collections of ancient works of art in ivory and bronze. These art products are famous all over the world. The Nok Terra Cotta date back to the year 900 BC.






The world tour exhibition of "2000 years of Nigerian Art" and its suggestive technology which took place in various world capitals was very successful.Other museums are:



1. The Esie Museum in llorin, Kwara State



2. lgbo-Ukwu Archaeological Escavations in Enugu State



3. Nok Terra Cottas



4. Owo Museum of Antiquities in Ondo/Ekiti State



5. Jos Museum and Zoological gardens in Plateau State



6. The War Museum in Umuahia, Abia state



7. Didi Museum in Lagos state



8. National Museum - Onikan, Lagos state



9. Gidan Makama Museum, in Kano state



10. Calabar Museum, in calabar state