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| Established | 1957 |
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| Location | Onikan, Lagos Island, Lagos, Nigeria |
| Collections | Nigerian art, including pieces of statuary and carvings and archaeological and ethnographic exhibits |
| Founder | Kenneth Murray |
| Website | lagosmuseum |
The 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, carvings also archaeological and ethnographic exhibits.[1] Of note is a terracotta 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 discovered.[2][3][4][5] The museum is located at Onikan, Lagos Island, Lagos State. The museum is administered by the National Commission for Museums and Monuments.[6][7]
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