The National Gallery of Modern Art, Lagos (NGMA) is a major art gallery in

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, the largest city of

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. It is a permanent exhibition of the National Gallery of Art, a parastatal of the Federal Ministry of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation. The gallery is located within the

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, at Entrance B.

Location

The National Gallery of Modern Art is located on two floors below the huge auditorium of the National Arts Theatre. The upper level features a showcase of

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, including colourful abstract canvases by

Bruce Onobrakpeya Bruce Obomeyoma Onobrakpeya (born 30 August 1932) is a Nigerian printmaker, painter and sculptor. He has exhibited at the Tate Modern in London, the National Museum of African Art of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. and the Malm� ...

and bronze busts by Ben Osawe. There is also a bookshop and library. 2009 National Arts Theatre Lagos Nigeria 6350723082

Exhibits

The Portrait Gallery section includes both modern and earlier portraits of prominent, including all Heads of State. It includes portraits of artists such as

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, Chief

Hubert Ogunde Chief Hubert Adedeji Ogunde, D.Lit. (10 July 1916 – 4 April 1990) was a Nigerian actor, playwright, theatre manager, and musician who founded the first contemporary professional theatrical company in Nigeria, the African Music Research Part ...

, Chinua Achebe,

Wole Soyinka Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka (Yoruba: ''Akínwándé Olúwọlé Babátúndé Ṣóyíinká''; born 13 July 1934), known as Wole Soyinka (), is a Nigerian playwright, novelist, poet, and essayist in the English language. He was awarded t ...

and Professor

Ben Enwonwu Odinigwe Benedict Chukwukadibia Enwonwu MBE (14 July 1917 – 5 February 1994), better known as Ben Enwonwu, was a Nigerian painter and sculptor. Arguably the most influential African artist of the 20th century, his pioneering career opened th ...

. The section holding the works of the masters and other Nigerian artists includes work by

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Erhabor Emokpae Erhabor Ogieva Emokpae, OON, (9 May 1934 – 16 February 1984) was a renowned Nigerian sculptor, muralist, graphic artist and painter who is regarded as one of the pioneers of modern arts in Nigeria. Some of his notable works include the a bro ...

, Professor Solomon Wangboje, Bruce Onobrakpeya, Haig David West and Gani Odutokun. The modern sculpture section presents recent Nigerian sculpture, showing continuity with earlier forms such as the

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but now no longer ritual and mystical in character. Other sections are devoted to ceramics, artwork from friendly nations, a comparison of media and styles, glass painting and textiles. Modern textile art in Nigeria draws on rich traditions from the

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, Hausa, Igbo and other peoples of Nigeria. Even modern textile art may draw heavily on folklore and use traditional symbols, colours and patterns.

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