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Jos Museum Prepare Towards IMD

Jos Museum Prepare Towards IMD

In preparation for 2022 International Museum Day Celebration and inorder to ensure adequate security,the Curator of National Museum Jos Mr Fadamijo Omolayo led members of the festival committee to the office of the commissioner of police plateau state command Cp B...
Jos Museum Gallery Upgraded

Jos Museum Gallery Upgraded

The gallery of National Museum Jos was recently upgraded to wear a new look. The new exhibition with the themed: “TREASURES FROM EARLY CIVILIZATION” seeks to explore the traditional and rich cultural expressions of Nigerians. It equally explores a...
Stolen Bronze Finally Coming Home

Stolen Bronze Finally Coming Home

In the first institutional return of its kind, Jesus College is to return a Benin Bronze to Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments on Wednesday 27 October. Delegates from the Commission and Benin will visit Jesus College for a ceremony to complete the...
Edo Gov Pledges Ready Support For Cultural Preservation

Edo Gov Pledges Ready Support For Cultural Preservation

The Executive Governor of Edo State, H.E Mr. Godwin Obaseki made this pledge while receiving an NCMM delegation, led by the Director-General – Prof. Abba Isa TIJANI in his Office at the Edo State Govt House in Benin. The Director-General who was on an official...
Efforts at Repatriation

Efforts at Repatriation

Since September 2020, The NCMM under the leadership of Prof. Abba Isa Tijani has approached many museums and institutions using different methods and has recorded success in most cases. The Netherlands in October 2020 returned a 600 years old Ife Terracotta. In March...
600 Year Old Ife Terracotta Returns Home

600 Year Old Ife Terracotta Returns Home

The National Commission for Museums & Monuments has received a treasured repatriated Ife terracotta head from the Kingdom of Netherlands. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alh. Lai Mohamed took delivery of the artifact at a brief handing over event in his...
The Museum Magazine 2021

The Museum Magazine 2021

Free Download       Free Download Click to Download The Museum Magazine 2021 It gladdens the heart that once again we are seeing the rebirth and resuscitation of this very informative magazine, the production of which has been halted for over six years...
Benin Bronze Antiquities Imminent Homecoming Of  Peoples Pride

Benin Bronze Antiquities Imminent Homecoming Of  Peoples Pride

BENIN BRONZE ANTIQUITIES– IMMINENT HOMECOMING OF A PEOPLE’S PRIDE Preparations for the building of the Edo Museum of West African Art (EMOWAA) in Benin City, Nigeria are in full swing. The museum will show works of art from the former Kingdom of Benin, located...
The Director General

The Director General

  The Director-General, NCMM For over a decade, Olugbile has been an influential powerhouse in the advertising industry, sculpting the narratives of renowned brands like Coca-Cola, Guinness, Virgin Atlantic, and Emirates. His illustrious portfolio is a testament...