National Commission for Museums and Monuments

NCMM
National Commission for Museums and Monuments
FormationSeptember 28, 1979
Legal statusMuseum
HeadquartersAbuja, Nigeria
Director-General/CEO
Olugbile Holloway
Websitemuseum.ng

The National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM), also referred to as National Museum of Nigeria was Founded in 1979 by the Federal Government of Nigeria with decree 77 of 1979 to be in charge of the collection, documentation, conservation and presentation of the National Cultural properties to the public for the purposes of Education, Enlightenment and Entertainment. The National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) was promulgated and replaced the National Activities Commissions in its activities. This decree recognized the National Commission for Museums and Monuments as a replacement for both the Federal Department of Antiquities of Nigeria and the Antiquities Commission.[1] The decree has since been substituted in 1990 for the NCMM ACT, CAP 242 of the law of Federal Republic of Nigeria 1990.[2]

  1. ^ "Nigeria, National Commission for Museums and monuments, Decree n° 77". The World Wide Web Library of AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGY. 28 September 1979. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "National Commission for Museums and Monuments Act". www.commonlii.org. Retrieved 2022-05-18.