The country's main museum, with a collection spanning Nok terracottas from 500 BC through Yoruba royal carvings to Benin bronzes. The bronzes on display are the ones that weren't looted to Europe in the 1897 Punitive Expedition. Lighting and labelling are uneven; a guide makes the difference.
Nigerian National Museum
Nok terracottas and Benin bronzes spanning millennia
| Address | Onikan, Lagos Island |
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