Aindrea Emelife Instagram – Very exciting news ✨ Thrilled and honoured to join the @emowaa_ team as the newly appointed inaugural Curator (Modern and Contemporary) at EMOWAA (Edo Museum of West African Art), a new David Adjaye designed (@adjaye_visual_sketchbook) museum district in Benin City, Nigeria opening in stages from 2024.
As a Nigerian, London born, I am spiritually connected to this mission and honoured to be part of this history making project. Having joined the team some months ago, I’ve learnt so much from so many members of the team – expanding my view from archaeology to important aspects of museum practice that one is rarely afforded the opportunity to be the part of from the get go.
It is an enormous opportunity to be part of shaping the blueprint for what a museum of the future and a museum in Africa can be, as well as working with academics such as @chikaokekeagulu who I have so admired as I build and research the first research and exhibition projects as well as collection strategies.
I talk a lot more about the plans over at @theartnewspaper.official
What a journey! 🇳🇬 more exciting news to come…
Typing from Lagos! I am loving splitting my time between Nigeria, the U.K. and wherever a plane will take me ✈️ | Posted on 17/Apr/2023 18:00:47
