A collection, documentation, conservation and presentation of Nigeria’s National Cultural properties to the public for the purposes of Education, Enlightenment and Entertainment.
53 NATIONAL MUSEUMS 2 WORLD HERITAGE SITES 65 NATIONAL MONUMENTS 1 ACADEMIC INSTITUTION 1 ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN
The National Commission for Museums and Monuments with its headquarters in Abuja, manages Fifty-three (53) Museums spread across the country. There are also two UNESCO World Heritage Sites namely, Sukur Cultural Landscape in Adamawa state and Osun Osogbo Sacred Grove in Osun state. The NCMM also has the Museum of Traditional Nigerian Architecture (MOTNA); a Zoological Garden and the Centre for Earth Construction Technology (CECTECH) as well as the Institute of Archaeology and Museum Studies all in Jos, for capacity building of different categories of its staff and others outside the Commission.
In the past years, sixty-five (65) National Monuments and Sites have been declared, while a Hundred and Eight (108) additional ones are being proposed for declaration as National Monuments.
NCMM is the representative of Nigeria at International Cultural bodies like the International Council of Museums (ICOM), the International Centre for the Study of the Restoration and Preservation of Cultural Properties (ICCROM), West African Museums Programme (WAMP), the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) the African Council on Museums (AFRICOM) and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisations (UNESCO) among others.
