Badagry Heritage Museum

Badagry Heritage Museum is a museum in , that is housed in the District Officer's Office built in 1863 by the British colonial government. The museum is managed by the Nigerian Cultural Commission.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: Museum in Nigeria
  • Also known as: “Black Heritage Museum Badagry”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Freedom Statue at Badagry Heritage Museum and Seriki Williams Abass Slave Museum.

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is a work of art.

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The is a historical site located in , , Nigeria. Established in the early 1840s, serving both as the compound of Seriki Williams Abass and a place for holding slaves during the transatlantic slave trade. is situated 550 metres west of Badagry Heritage Museum.

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is situated 510 metres west of Badagry Heritage Museum.

Badagry Heritage Museum

Latitude
6.41175° or 6° 24′ 42″ north
Longitude
2.88908° or 2° 53′ 21″ east
Open location code
6FR4CV6Q+MJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13950768471
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q111008534
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In Other Languages

From Fulah to Yoruba—“Badagry Heritage Museum” goes by many names.
  • Fulah: “Badagry Heritage Museum”
  • German: “Badagry Heritage Museum”
  • Gun: “Nuhoho-sẹdotẹn Gbagli Tọn”
  • Hausa: “Gidan Tarihi na Badagry”
  • Hausa: “Gidan Tarihi na gida na Badagry”
  • Hausa: “Gidan Tarihin Gadon Baƙi na Badagry”
  • Igbo: “Badagry Heritage Museum”
  • Karekare: “Badagry Heritage Museum”
  • Yoruba: “Badagry Heritage Museum”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Badagry Divisional Library and Nigeria First Storey building sign post.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Hotel Hunwaji and slave route landing.

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