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Natural History Museum

The 8th Architectural Wonder of the World........ From Rubbles to Redux

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HISTORICAL ANTECEDENT

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A bit of our History…

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Administration

The general administration of the Natural History Museum is under the direction and control of a Board Management The Director who is the administrative head is responsible to the board of management.

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Research

The Natural History Museum has been at the forefront of conservation research in Nigeria. Some major scientific researches have been conducted within our unit.

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Collection

Collection The Museum serves as an important ex-situ conservation facility on Nigeria's biodiversity resources, important rocks, mineral and archaeology artifacts.

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Exhibition

As part of the outreach programmes, there is a display gallery having among others, the following major exhibitions: Archaeological exhibition consists of replica of the famous Ife potsherd pavements, traditional iron smelting techniques, different stone artifacts, and ritual objects.

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Training

The Museum is also a manpower development center conducting training for middle level manpower in the Conservation and Tourism. It also offers M.C.s. and PhD. degrees in Conservation Science and Biosystematics

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From Rubbles to Redux

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