Overview
Identify types Museum; Identify an Art Gallery; Name major Museums in Nigeria and their dates of establishment locate and state the functions of Museums and Art Galleries. Differentiate between Museums and Art Galleries.
What you'll learn
- Definition of Museum: A building or institution where objects of artistic, historical, or scientific importance and value are kept, studied and put on display.
- Definition of Art Gallery: A place where artworks are exhibited and sometimes sold.
- History of Museums in Nigeria.
- Types of museums Natural History Museum at Ife, War Museum in Umuahia, Museum of Nigerian Traditional Architecture monta in Jos.
- Functions of Museums: Preservation of antiquities, For historical research, For Tourism
- Functions of Art Galleries:
- For promotion of artists and their works, Sale of artworks, Preservation of artworks, Entertainment.
- Locations of Museums and Art Galleries in Niaeria e.a.