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Museum of West African Art

The Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) is a museum that has been built in Benin City, Nigeria and was planned to open on 11 November 2025. However, due to political protests during opening ceremony, the museum remains closed until further notice. It will show over 300 items on loan from European museums. Its architect, David Adjaye, revealed renderings for the museum in November 2020. The campus is 15 acres large, a…

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London, Nigeria, Nigeria

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Museum of West African Art in London, Nigeria

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David Adjaye

Born 1966 · London, England, United Kingdom

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Sir David Frank Adjaye is a Ghanaian-British architect who has designed many notable buildings around the world, including the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. Adjaye was knighted in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to architecture. He received the 2021 Royal Gold Medal…

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Adjaye Associates

practice · London, England, United Kingdom

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