Esiẹ Museum is a museum in Esiẹ, Kwara State, Nigeria.
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
- ^ "(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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