عنوان

The Origin and Evolution of National Museums in Nigeria: 1900-2010

شماره

TL56260

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

The Origin and Evolution of National Museums in Nigeria: 1900-2010

نام عام مواد

[Thesis]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Opadeji, Florence

نام ساير پديدآوران

Dube, Francis

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Morgan State University

تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره

2020

متن يادداشت

143 p.

جزئيات پايان نامه و نوع درجه آن

M.A.

کسي که مدرک را اعطا کرده

Morgan State University

امتياز متن

2020

متن يادداشت

The National Museums in Nigeria is believed to have come into being due to the colonial administration's quest to curb the outward flow, pilfering and looting of Nigerian works of arts, which was popularized by different expeditions of trade, explorations, revenge, conquest and religious indoctrination by the Western and Arabic worlds prior to the onset of colonialism. The colonial administration established the museums mainly for aesthetic and educational purposes and to feed the foreign curiosity about Nigerian art. However, the twenty-first century society expects more from museums, which are expected to play crucial roles in the political, economic, social and cultural development of the society. How then does the national museum meet these expectations and remain relevant in the twenty-first century Nigeria? Answering this question is the focus of this research. The research investigated the origin of National museums in Nigeria and how they have evolved during the constant changes of administration in the country, most of which were military dictatorships. The research sought to analyze the different roles played by the early originators of the museum movement in Nigeria, the ideas behind the setting up of the museum, what changes had occurred by 2010, the terminal date of this study, and what can be done to put it back on track. The research therefore established that the National Museums in Nigeria have evolved into government appendages with little or no interest from the public who are supposed to benefit immensely from its exhibitions, and that such exhibitions should be built to address some societal ills and lapses. Primary sources consulted for this research included newspaper publications, the Department of Antiquities archival documents, published notes by some of the originators of the museum movement in Nigeria, the National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) annual reports, policy document and news bulletins. Books, journal articles, reports and online publications were also consulted extensively to give a clear view on the origin and evolution of the National Museums in Nigeria.

اصطلاح موضوعی

African history

اصطلاح موضوعی

Museum studies

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Opadeji, Florence

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Dube, Francis

مستند نام تنالگان تاييد نشده

Morgan State University

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Thesis]

کد کاربرگه

276903

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y