Uncover the timeless tales that shaped Ibadan’s cultural heritage. At Ibadan-Dun Museum, we bring history to life, preserving and sharing the art, culture and stories of our ancestors. Each exhibit, artefact and story invites you to explore a world where tradition meets history, connecting the past to our present.
Dedicated to preserving and showcasing the deep-rooted heritage of Ibadan and its surroundings.
Ibadan-Dun Cultural Heritage Living Museum is a non-profitmaking community interest organisation established as a cultural space that fosters learning and community wellbeing.
Ibadan-Dun Cultural Heritage Living Museum is unique in that it will be the first independently established cultural heritage space promoting and presenting Yoruba women’s ancestral cultural creativities and their significant contribution to design and production industries globally especially since late 19th century. Furthermore, the museum is a place dedicated to capturing, documenting, preserving and presenting Yoruba’s ancestral traditional cultural arts and crafts to prevent them from been totally lost. The museum is a place for prompting, celebrating and to inspire and nurture emerging creative skills and talents.
We preserve objects associated with creativity, food and farming in the 1900’s and is a place to bring alive Yoruba ancestral ways of life. Ibadan-Dun is not a polished modern museum, it is a true cultural environment for educating and entertaining visitors with cultural crafts, exhibitions and hands-on demonstrations of activities.We preserve objects associated with creativity, food and farming in the 1900’s and is a place to bring alive Yoruba ancestral ways of life.
Our programmes of events offer the perfect way to experience the museum with many aspects of Yoruba cultural heritage and village and rural life that will help museum visitors recall ancestral way of life not known to most present day people especially the younger generations.
Our vision is the creation of an environment that inspires, motivates, impacts knowledge and unlocks creative cultural artistic talents of young generations in the community.
Our mission is to preserve and create an environment that keeps alive ancestral cultural arts heritage in Nigeria for enriching community’s life.
At Ibadandun Museum and Cultural Heritage, our values shape our mission to preserve, educate, and inspire, keeping Ibadan’s legacy alive for all.
The purchase of land and first phases of Ibadan-Dun Cultural Heritage Living Museum site.
The first phase of building was completed and the Creative Community Shed completed and opened to the general public and for culture and wellbeing.
Volunteers were recruited they including a number of MamaToro’s extended family members, young people and adults from Oluyole-Ibadan, Lagos and Ile-Ife. They all played a significant role in the development planning of the museum site and gave a practical hands-on assistance.
Purchase and collection of artefacts which are now used for temporary exhibitions and cultural education workshops in the community, for visitors and for schools and higher institutions; An Open Day attracted community people to the museum. Introduction of cultural heritage activities including talks and educational workshops for school groups, family groups, community social groups, individuals, researchers, health, education, historians and community development professionals
Completed a three-bedroom bungalow for residency artists and two classrooms with archive collections storage room. All the volunteers were supported and encouraged to do “Learning by Doing” that impacted on their lives, including new skills gained during the building of artists’ residence, wall and floor murals, planting of vegetables and flowers, administration, management and cultural education workshops. All our volunteers are valued contributors and have also gained skills and knowledge with which they access new opportunities nationally and internationally thus improve their lives. Harvesting of rain for use and use of solar power ensures we implement environmental protection policy.
We explore the recent and past activities of culture, arts and heritage in society. The museum aims to acquaint visitors with past and present cultural aspects of daily life in Nigeria for the current and future generations to appreciate the social and economic cultural achievements of earlier generations as our creative heritage.
Ibadan-Dun Cultural Heritage Living Museum is a custodian of cultural arts and craft objects collections and of the history of ancestral cultural creativity skills. The collections in the Museum reflect Nigeria, especially Yoruba ways of life including their art, craft, farming, architecture, mural-paintings, pottery, textiles, natural dyeing and natural/rural sciences.
Ibadan-Dun Cultural Heritage Living Museum is a custodian of cultural arts and craft objects collections and of the history of ancestral cultural creativity skills. The collections in the Museum reflect Nigeria, especially Yoruba ways of life including their art, craft, farming, architecture, mural-paintings, pottery, textiles, natural dyeing and natural/rural sciences.
Visiting Days
Tuesday - Saturday : 10:00 -16:00
Museum Annual Closure Period
December 15 to January 15
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Alata Road, off CRIN, Idi-Ayunre, Oluyole Local, Government Area, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Our mission is to collect, preserve, document and make available materials that inspire and help educate present and future generations in Nigeria of their cultural heritage.
We are interested in receiving materials that are historically and culturally significant, authentic, in excellent condition and if possible, linked to the history of cultural artists across Nigeria.
Currently we are collecting items of historic and period interest dating from as early as 1900, including household items, raffia objects, water pots, dyeing-pots, old historic building bricks, doors and windows, calabashes, small art objects, carvings, bamboos, photographs, early promotion calendars, books and press cuttings.
Step into the heart of Ibadan’s culture and history with our thoughtfully curated exhibitions. Each display showcases the artistry, traditions and stories that define our heritage, from ancient artifacts and traditional crafts to modern interpretations of cultural expression.
Our exhibitions are designed to educate, inspire and connect visitors to the vibrant legacy of Ibadan. Whether through rotating showcases or permanent collections, every visit offers a unique opportunity to explore the richness of our past and its relevance to the present.
Join us for an exclusive webinar series featuring MamaToro, a revered cultural ambassador, storyteller and custodian of Ibadan’s heritage. In these insightful sessions, MamaToro delves into the rich traditions, oral histories and cultural practices of the Yoruba people, sharing wisdom passed down through generation
