Surpassing 2023, National Museum Lagos receives 32,369 visitors in 2024

National Museum Lagos

The National Museum, Lagos, announced on Wednesday that it hosted no fewer than 32,369 visitors in the first half of 2024.

The Head of the Department of Educational Services and Training at the museum, Oloruntosin Olanrewaju, disclosed this to newsmen in Lagos.

Olanrewaju said this was an appreciable increase compared to the 17,442 visitors recorded within the same period in 2023.

According to him, the visitors included foreigners, children, and adults of different age groups.

“We have been able to attract a good number of tourists to the museum in the first half of the year; we had 32,369 visitors. We hope to surpass this figure in the second half of the year.

“We have more pupils and students coming from various schools to learn and complement what they have been taught. People also come for research purposes,” he said.

Olanrewaju urged Nigerians, especially Lagos residents, to visit the museum, saying it accommodates artefacts, antiquities, monoliths, and other materials with huge cultural and historical significance.

NAN