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The National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM), also referred to as National Museum of Nigeria was Founded in 1979 by the Federal Government of Nigeria with decree 77 of 1979 to be in charge of the collection, documentation, conservation and presentation of the National Cultural properties to the public for the purposes of Education, Enlightenment and Entertainment.
Museum of Fawaaz Rocks; Slave Trade Museum Calabar; Esiẹ Museum; Gidan Makama Museum Kano; Jos Museum; Kaduna Museum; Kanta Museum; National Gallery of Modern Art, Lagos; Nigerian National Museum; Oron Museum; Owo Museum; Tafawa Balewa Tomb; Uli Beier Museum; National Museum of Colonial History, Aba; War Museum, Umuahia; Niger-Delta Museum ...
The museum was first established in 2012 by a Nigerian archivist and private museum owner, Dr Raphael James [4] [5] and inaugurated by the then Minister of Information, Chief Alex Akinyele in Lagos on 1 October 2014 with the basic aim of reliving history and sustaining knowledge [3] accurately which led to his sourcing for photos everywhere except online.
The history of Nigeria can be traced to the earliest inhabitants whose date remains at least 13,000 BC through the early civilizations such as the Nok culture which began around 1500 BC. Numerous ancient African civilizations settled in the region that is known today as Nigeria, such as the Kingdom of Nri , [ 1 ] the Benin Kingdom , [ 2 ] and ...
website, part of Queens College: Queens County Farm Museum: Glen Oaks: Queens: Farm: Working farm dating back to 1697 Queens Museum: Flushing: Queens: Art: Contemporary Art: Focus on social practice, artist in residence programs, and education. Includes a collection of Tiffany glass and the Panorama of the City of New York. Rose Museum: Midtown ...
The Nigerian National Museum is a national museum of Nigeria, located in the city of Lagos. The museum has a notable collection of Nigerian art, including pieces of statuary, carvings, and archaeological and ethnographic exhibits. [1] Of note is a terracotta human head known as the Jemaa Head (c. 900 to 200 BC), part of the Nok culture.
The Queens Historical Society, which was founded in 1968 by Margaret I. Carman after a merger with the Kingsland Preservation Commission, is dedicated to preserving the history and heritage of Queens, New York and interpreting the history of the borough as it relates to various historical periods.
The Old Residency Museum is a government-run museum in the city of Calabar in Nigeria. [1] The museum was constructed in the colonial time in 1884 in old Calabar and was named as the Government House. [2] As per the museum records, it was pre-fabricated in Britain and later erected in Calabar to accommodate the British officials in the Niger ...