Editing Lagos (section)

=== Museum ===
[[File:Onikan's Archives & Galleries 3.jpg|thumb|Interactive exhibition of Yoruba art at the Randle centre]]
The [[Nigerian National Museum|''National Museum'']] in Onikan on Lagos Island houses archaeological and ethnographic collections as well as traditional art. There is an opportunity to purchase Nigerian arts and crafts at the adjoining craft centre. Haggling is allowed at the island's Jankara market. Spices, printed cotton and hand-woven fabrics as well as leather articles are offered here.

The [https://lucas.leeds.ac.uk/research/projects/the-john-k-randle-yoruba-heritage-centre/ ''John K. Randle Centre''] houses an exhibition on Yoruba culture inaugurated in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Obinna |first=Emelike |date=29 January 2023 |title=John Randle Centre for Yoruba Culture & History: A global spotlight on Lagos |url=https://businessday.ng/arts-and-life/article/john-randle-centre-for-yoruba-culture-history-a-global-spotlight-on-lagos/ |access-date=27 June 2023 |website=Businessday NG |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=21 April 2023 |title=A Bold New Complex Celebrates Yoruba Culture |url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/a-bold-new-complex-celebrates-yoruba-culture |access-date=27 June 2023 |website=Architectural Digest |language=en-US}}</ref> The curators actively work with artists, writers, craftspeople, historians and storytellers to share the rich Yoruba culture. The John K. Randle Centre is a new, partly interactive kind of museum. It adapts modern Western museum practices to present new forms of storytelling inspired by Yoruba traditions.<ref>{{Citation |title=Lagos Reconstructs {{as written|it's [sic]}} cultural mystery Center. |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOL5FGpfGA4 |access-date=27 June 2023 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630055423/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOL5FGpfGA4 |archive-date=30 June 2023}}</ref> It celebrates tangible and intangible culture by preserving, enhancing and promoting the cultural heritage of the Yoruba people. The centre actively collects a wide range of items that distinguish it from a traditional museum. The John K. Randle Centre plays a leading role in the repatriation of Yoruba artifacts from European institutions.

The ''[[Kalakuta Republic]]'' is a museum honouring late musician [[Fela Kuti]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kalakuta Museum |url=https://felakuti.com/legacy/kalakuta-museum |access-date=1 July 2023 |website=Fela Kuti |language=en}}</ref>

Furthermore, the ''[https://mindscapesmuseums.org/ Mindscape Children Museum]'' deserves mentioning. Since 2015 it has been notable as Nigeria's premiere Children's museum. It aims at social interaction and improves their natural curiosity.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mindscapes Children's Museum, Lagos – Photos & Reviews |url=https://hotels.ng/places/museum/816-mindscapes-childrens-museum |access-date=1 July 2023 |website=Hotels.ng Places}}</ref>