Nigerian National Museum in Lagos gets Bank of America’s $40,000 grant for conservation of Igbo-Ukwu bronzes
Oredola Adeola The historically significant 9th - 11th century Igbo-Ukwu collections of bronzes in National Museum Lagos, have been selected to receive Bank of America’s $40,000 grant for 2022 Art Conservation Project. This was released in a statement obtained by Surprise Africa on Thursday, by the Nigerian National Commission for Museums and Monuments. According to the statement the National Museum Lagos was selected as a beneficiary of the Bank of America Arts Conservation Project 2022 out of about 19 major global art conservation projects to be selected. Surprise Africa gathered that the funding from the grant will be used to restore 350 Igbo-Ukwu bronze objects, historically inimitable, they come from a culture that may be the earliest known example of bronze casting in the region. Our correspondent gathered that the grant was the first ever funding received for the conservation of the Igbo-Ukwu bronzes. The National Museum Lagos is one of 19 significant art restoration proj