Esiẹ Museum
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| Established | 1945 |
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| Location | Esiẹ, Kwara State, Nigeria |
| Coordinates | 8°11′47″N 4°53′18″E / 8.1963283°N 4.8882082°E |
| Founder | Price Baragbon & Adesole Oyo Prince on exile |
Esiẹ Museum is a museum in Esiẹ, Kwara State, Nigeria. Ruled by a King known as Elesie Of Esie
The museum was the first to be established in Nigeria when it opened in 1945.[1] The museum once housed over one thousand tombstone figures or images representing human beings.[2]
It is reputed to have the largest collection of soapstone images in the world.[3] In modern times the Esie museum has been the center of religious activities and hosts a festival in the month of April every year.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "(PDF) NIGERIA SCULPTURAL TRADITION AS VIABLE OPTION FOR TOURISM PROMOTION: AN ASSESSMENT OF ESIE MYSTERIOUS STONE SCULPTURES". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
- ^ "Esie: Nigeria's first museum, generates N10,000 monthly". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
- ^ "Esie Museum". All Africa. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ "Tourism". Nigerian Embassy, Budapest, Hungary. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
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