Legacy has seen with great concern the destruction of a historical monument that has been started at Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) in Lagos. We understand that this important property has been sold to a private investor, however, TBS it is a listed building: the site is listed as a Grade 1 Monument under Lagos State […]
Are you a member of Legacy and looking for something to do during the holidays? As a perk for paying your membership dues, you are entitled to a 10% discount when booking packages with our Tourism Partners listed below. Whether you feel like going to the beach, visiting Badagry and learning about its history or […]
In a private screening, members and executives of Legacy watched the movie Elesin Oba: The King’s Horseman in the VIP Cinema of Ebony Life. This movie directed by Biyi Bandele, the Nigerian director gone too soon, was partly filmed at Jaekel House. The historical drama based on Wole Soyinka’s novel was filmed in November 2021, […]
The Nigerian Railways are older than the country itself. For decades it was its biggest employer. Did you ever wonder how this helped shape Nigeria? On October 15, 2002, Legacy organised a webinar on the influence of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on Nigeria’s history. With a virtual tour of the sites Legacy manages on […]
Picnic for Legacy Members A special day set aside for members of Legacy and their families to enjoy the great outdoors. You will be treated to music and can join in outdoor games. Bring your own food and drinks and mats or blankets to sit on (limited supply of blankets for rent supplied at Jaekel […]
An Invitation Legacy is working on a follow up of the Ilojo Bar project, to remember the national monument on Lagos Island that was illegally demolsihed in 2016. First step is the development of an online monument, telling many of the forgotten stories connected to the site on Tinubu Square. Legacy is now inviting creatives, […]
Digital Collaboration Across Continents Legacy celebrated the completion of the ‘Revive and Thrive – Digital Collaboration Across Continents’ project on November 23, 2021. The British Deputy High Commissioner Mr Ben Llewellyn-Jones was the guest of honour. The project in partnership with British Council Wales, INTO and the National Trust UK. aims to help improve the […]
Communicating Heritage On 11 September 2016 a bulldozer tore down Ilojo Bar, a Brazilian style National Monument on Lagos Island. Exactly five years after this illegal demolition, Legacy The Historical and Environmental Interest Group of Nigeria is organising a webinar in which experts in the field from Nigeria and abroad discuss lessons learnt about how […]
What happens after Nigeria’s looted artefacts return? Once Nigeria’s looted artefacts return, what will we do with them? How will these objects be integrated back into modern day Nigerian society and how can the public be engaged? And as museums around the world question what they stand for and represent and grapple with the need […]
Reviving Nigeria’s links across the Atlantic After the Brazilian abolition of slave trade in 1850, many Africans decided to return to their homeland. Because of the economic possibilities, a number of those returnees of them ended up in cities like Lagos. These relatively well educated newcomers came back as skilled craftsmen. The returnees built their […]
