Noisy, performative and unapologetically non-European: Nigeria welcomes a museum like no other
30-04-2024 08:00 via theguardian.com

Noisy, performative and unapologetically non-European: Nigeria welcomes a museum like no other

The John Randle Centre for Yoruba Culture and History in Lagos ‘pops with colour and sound’ in a dazzling departure from the colonial modelPhotographs by Ademola Olaniran and Jide AtobateleOpposite the Nigerian National Museum in central Lagos, a swimming pool and a memorial hall once stood as an integral part of the city, a popular congregation point that evoked a sense of pride.This year, decades after the compound fell into disrepair, a new pool is opening to the public alongside
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