Address Onikan, Lagos, Nigeria Phone +234 802 037 6884 | Opened 1957 | |
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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 and carvings and archaeological and ethnographic exhibits. Of note is a terra-cotta human head known as the Jemaa Head (c. 900 to 200 BC), part of the Nok culture. The piece is named after Jema'a, the village where it was uncovered. It is located at Onikan, Lagos Island.
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History
The museum was founded in 1957 by the English archaeologist Kenneth Murray. It also has educated many Nigerians, Englishmen, and tourists on the history and culture of the country Nigeria.
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Nigerian National Museum Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA