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*Announces moves to Nelson Mandela Garden & Resorts, Asaba, Delta State
* Theme of celebration: NO ART NO HISTORY
DIDI MUSEUM, the famous art, culture and heritage promotion center in Victoria Island, Lagos, was 40 this past May 11, and in its characteristic “quiet” nature, it neither screamed nor rolled out loud drums of celebration.
Founded in May 1983 by Dr Newton Jibunoh in memory of his sister Edith Jibunoh, who died at an early age, DIDIMuseum, is recorded as the first private museum in Lagos. (See more about Dr Jibunoh below)
Sitting quietly but regally on Plot 175 Akin Adesola Street, Victoria Island-Lagos, DIDI Museum has indeed, been the home of, and nurturer of the careers of many artists and culture workers, who often identified themselves as either “DIDI Artists” or “DIDI Museum Children” — because of the mutual affection and familial link they have shared with the facility over the decades.
To commemorate the epoch, however, the management has designed a three-pronged programme that would remind the art producing and consuming community and indeed the general public, of its contribution to the Nigerian and African culture sectors over these four decades…Click here to read full article
