World’s largest museum to honour Nigeria at 50

“We also want the world to know about Nigeria’s rich artistic heritage and current contributions to the world of contemporary art. We also believe that the programme will further solidify the partnership between the National Museum of African Art and Nigerian art and cultural institutions. “We hope to use this programme to educate people in […]

“We also want the world to know about Nigeria’s rich artistic heritage and current contributions to the world of contemporary art. We also believe that the programme will further solidify the partnership between the National Museum of African Art and Nigerian art and cultural institutions.

“We hope to use this programme to educate people in the United States and international visitors to the museum about Nigerian art. We also wish to counter the negative images that are in the press with beautiful Nigerian traditional art, innovative Nigerian contemporary art, the intellectual capacity of Nigerian writers and the glory of Nigerian cinema”.

He added, “his honour has only been bestowed to Nigeria. The Smithsonian Institution and the National Museum of African art have never dedicated a program of this magnitude for any country, any were in the world.”