Museums in Nigeria

By theme

How Nigeria’s museums split across the six broad themes. Museums catalogued simply as “a museum”, with no narrower type recorded, fall under General.

A sample of museums

A selection of 60 of Nigeria’s 107 museums, alphabetically. Open the map to explore them all by location.

A. G. Leventis Museum of Natural History, OAU · Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Mausoleum, Bauchi · Akim Ekpe Hall · Alex-Ohiaeri Museum · Alok Ikom Monoliths · Arewa House · Arewa House Museum · Badagry Heritage Museum · Benin City National Museum · Borno State Museum · Borno State Museum and Open Air Theater · Calabar Drill Monkey Ranch · Calabar Old Residency Museum · Center for Research, Information Management and Media Development Museum · Centre For Black And African Arts And Civilization · Centre For Memories · Chief Ekpo Bassey's House · Chief Nana's palace Koko · CRIMMD Museum of Nigerian history · DEMA foundation dental museum · Dolapo Obat Gallery · Dutse Museum · Esiẹ Museum · Gidan Makama Museum, Kano · HMS Gifford · Ife National Museum · Iga Idunganran (Oba’s Old Palace) · Igbo Ukwu Museum, Anambra · Institute of Archaeology & Museum Studies · Kalakuta Museum Lagos · Kanta Museum · Kuti Heritage Museum · Life Science shopping complex · Mbonu Emerem museum of art · Mobee Royal Family Museum · Mr. Mike Olaitan T · Museum · Museum of Antiquities and Contemporary African Art · Museum of Traditional Nigerian Architecture Jos · Museum of West African Art · Museum, Biological sciences, Usmanu Danfodiyo University · National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Abuja · National Gallery of art museum , Umuahia · National Gallery of Modern Art · National History Museum · National Museum · National Museum - Gidan Makama · National Museum Asaba · National Museum Gombe · National Museum Kaduna · National Museum of Colonial History, Aba · National Museum of Colonial History, Kogi state. · National Museum Of Colony History, Kogi State. · National Museum Of Unity, Enugu · National Museum of Unity, Ibadan · National Museum Owerri · National Museum, Abakaliki · National Museum, Abeokuta · National Museum, Akure · National Museum, Calabar