National Museum

Nigeria


The National Museum has displays of beautiful brasses. There are photographs of pieces which were stolen by the British during the sacking and destruction of the city and are now displayed in the British Museum.


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Nearby Nigeria attractions

1. Brass Casters Street

0.17 MILES

On the Unesco-protected Brass Casters St, sculptors reviving the 'lost-wax' sculpture technique can show you their works in progress and sell you one to…

2. Revelation Tourist Palazzo

4.36 MILES

The totally bizarre Revelation Tourist Palazzo has simulations of slave markets, rituals, ancestral shrines, and odd punitive practices. It's the creation…

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