Lagos Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Musea === [[File:Onikan's Archives & Galleries 3.jpg|thumb|Interactive exhibition of Yoruba art at the Randle centre]] The [[Nigerian National Museum|''National Museum'']] in Onikan on Lagos Island houses archaeological and ethnographic collections as well as traditional art. There is an opportunity to purchase Nigerian arts and crafts at the adjoining craft centre. Haggling is allowed at the island's Jankara market. Spices, printed cotton and hand-woven fabrics as well as leather articles are offered here. The [https://lucas.leeds.ac.uk/research/projects/the-john-k-randle-yoruba-heritage-centre/ ''John K. Randle Centre''] houses an exhibition on Yoruba culture inaugurated in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Obinna |first=Emelike |date=2023-01-29 |title=John Randle Centre for Yoruba Culture & History: A global spotlight on Lagos |url=https://businessday.ng/arts-and-life/article/john-randle-centre-for-yoruba-culture-history-a-global-spotlight-on-lagos/ |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=Businessday NG |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-21 |title=A Bold New Complex Celebrates Yoruba Culture |url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/a-bold-new-complex-celebrates-yoruba-culture |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=Architectural Digest |language=en-US}}</ref> The curators actively work with artists, writers, craftspeople, historians and storytellers to share the rich Yoruba culture. The John K. Randle Centre is a new, partly interactive kind of museum. It adapts modern Western museum practices to present new forms of storytelling inspired by Yoruba traditions.<ref>{{Citation |title=Lagos Reconstructs {{as written|it's [sic]}} cultural mystery Center. |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOL5FGpfGA4 |access-date=2023-06-27 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630055423/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOL5FGpfGA4 |archive-date=2023-06-30}}</ref> It celebrates tangible and intangible culture by preserving, enhancing and promoting the cultural heritage of the Yoruba people. The centre actively collects a wide range of items that distinguish it from a traditional museum. The John K. Randle Centre plays a leading role in the repatriation of Yoruba artefacts from European institutions. The ''[[Kalakuta Republic]]'' is a museum honouring late musician [[Fela Kuti]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kalakuta Museum |url=https://felakuti.com/legacy/kalakuta-museum |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Fela Kuti |language=en}}</ref> Furthermore, the ''[https://mindscapesmuseums.org/ Mindscape Childrens Museum]'' deserves mentioning. Since 2015 it is notable as Nigeria's premiere Children's museum. It aims at social interaction and improve their natural curiosity.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mindscapes Children's Museum, Lagos - Photos & Reviews |url=https://hotels.ng/places/museum/816-mindscapes-childrens-museum |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Hotels.ng Places}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page