Esie Museum
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Esiẹ Museum is a museum
in Esiẹ
, Nigeria
. The museum was the first to be established in Nigeria when it opened in 1945. The museum once housed over one thousand tombstone figures or images representing human beings. It is reputed to have the largest collection of soapstone images in the world. In modern times the museum has been the center of religious activities and hosts a festival in the month of April every year.
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
in Esiẹ
Esiẹ
Esiẹ is a town in Kwara State in Nigeria.The town was founded by prince Baragbon. The dialect of Yoruba spoke in Esiẹ is predominantly Igbonna.It is home to the Esiẹ Museum which was the first museum to be established in Nigeria....
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
. The museum was the first to be established in Nigeria when it opened in 1945. The museum once housed over one thousand tombstone figures or images representing human beings. It is reputed to have the largest collection of soapstone images in the world. In modern times the museum has been the center of religious activities and hosts a festival in the month of April every year.