National Museum of Colonial History
Reason To Recommend Place
The managers and curators of the museum has made a vuisit to the musuem pleasurable as the works and events are chronologically photographed and displayed so as you walk along your tour, you walk along history from one year to another. Allows for greater appreciation of our colonial history and easier research if need be.
Ways Of Travel
By car and motorbike
Things To Do
["Take a tour and view the works","Engage the curator in talks and questions"]
Nice Things About Place
Its collection consists of objects relating to the colonial period in Nigeria and the country’s path to nationhood, old Nigerian money and relics of the slave trade era. The museum has a total of 415 historical collections, 310 ethnographic objects and 151 archaeological objects listed there.
What To Bring
["Camera to capture the sights and take selfies with","If you are a researcher or your interest is for scholarly reasons, you can bring along writing materials"]
Reason For Loving Place
The museum is housed in the former Old Consulate Building of the then Eastern Central State, which was renovated and transformed to showcase the Nigeria of colonial era. A group of ethnographers were assembled with the focus on write-ups and collection of material culture on colonial matters intended towards setting up of the museum.
