Esię Museum
Esię Museum was established in 1945, Built by Colonial masters in 1945.
Did you know that the Esię museum was the first museum in Nigeria? Built in 1945, the museum once housed a thousand tombstone images representing human beings and is famed to have the largest collection of soapstone images in the world.
Nice Things About Place
The ambience and the warm nature of the people.
Notable As
the home of beautiful soap stone images.
Why Was It Built?
to preserve the beautiful stone images of Esię.
Safety Tips
["don't leave your belongings unattended to."]
Reason For Loving Place
The history it contains.
Things To Do
["Take pictures of the art works"]
Type Of People Who Visit
Curators, Archaeologists,Historians.
What To Bring
["Camera phone","Face cap or hat"]
Historical Incidence
["This is the first museum in Nigeria.","It holds the largest soapstone collection in the world."]
Quote About Place
["These soap works are almost life like!- My reaction when i got to the museum"]
