Calabar

==== National Museum resp. Old Residency Museum ====
[[File:Old Residency, National Museum, Calabar 02.jpg|thumb|National Museum Calabar]]
The ''National Museum of Calabar'' was built in 1884 (it is sometimes incorrectly stated to have been built in 1959). It was formerly the government building or the governor's residence during colonial rule, which was built in Britain and then shipped in parts to Calabar. The Calabar National Museum is made of old Scandinavian pine and has preserved centuries-old relics, especially documents, furnishings and artefacts from the colonial era.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-09-07 |title=Eleven Top Tourist Attractions in Calabar |url=https://blog.vectatravels.com/top-tourist-attractions-in-calabar/ |access-date=2024-01-19 |website=Vecta Travels Blog |language=en-US}}</ref> The museum houses the relics of the slave trade, including the names of the people who supported the slave trade and the currency of the slave trade. The Calabar National Museum, designed and built by the colonisers in Glasgow, houses souvenirs from the slave trade. In 1959, the building became a national monument.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Godlewski |first=Joseph |date=2020-05-30 |title=Drawing from the archives: notes on the Old Residency in Calabar, Nigeria |url=https://medcraveonline.com/AHOAJ/AHOAJ-04-00160.pdf |access-date=2024-01-19 |website=MedCrave}}</ref>
[[File:Hand sculpture roundabout, Calabar, Cross River state2.jpg|left|thumb|The Calabar hand sculpture]]
The National Museum was once the home of a British governor. It is located in Calabar, Cross River State, and displays unique artefacts and historical heritage.

On a tour of the museum, you can see the furnishings used by Europeans during the slave trade and colonial period. You can also see the constitutions in their original documents, which are kept in a large library.<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Museum in Calabar What's On In Calabar |url=https://www.whatsonincalabar.com/national-museum-calabar/ |access-date=2024-01-19 |website=What's On In Calabar |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Calabar's most impressive monument is located in the park of the National Museum. It depicts two chained hands.