Now showing · 1,284 stories in 37 galleries
Walk through Nigeria, one story at a time.
A free museum of folktales, lost histories and remarkable lives. Every exhibit is sourced and labelled, so you can tell the fact from the legend.
Exhibit of the week · Lagos
Bode Thomas and the Alaafin
A brilliant young lawyer, an old king, and a rumour that outlived them both.
- People
- Yoruba
- Era
- 1919–1953
- Type
- Biography · Legend
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37 galleries, one for every state
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Lagos · 128 stories
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Moremi of Ile-Ife
The queen who let herself be captured to learn her enemy's secret.
Legend · Yoruba · Osun, LegendaryNT-1002Queen Amina of Zazzau
Warrior queen of Zaria, and the earthen walls still called by her name.
Biography · Hausa · Kaduna, 1500sNT-1003Why the Tortoise's Shell Is Cracked
Borrowed feathers, a feast in the sky, and a very long fall.
Folktale · Igbo · Anambra, TimelessNT-1004The Women's War of 1929
How market women in Aba sat on colonial officers until the taxes stopped.
History · Igbo / Ibibio · Abia, 1929NT-1005How Calabar Got Its Name
Portuguese sailors, the Efik of Akwa Akpa, and a name that stuck.
Place-name origin · Efik · Cross River, 1600sNT-1006The Sungbo Eredo
A 160 km earthwork in the forest, older than many cathedrals.
History · Ijebu Yoruba · Ogun, c. 800–1000