Friday 25 October 2019

THE NEXUS BETWEEN THE NATIONAL MUSEUM BENIN CITY AND THE SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM




“I hope there’s nothing wrong” she asked in concern from the other end of the line.
“Should there be?” I enquired in half bemusement as I silently pleaded with the female guide with my eyes for patience. 
Continuing, I responded, “Everything’s fine. I just decided it was high time I visited because it’s something I’ve been wanting to do”.
My sister let out a chuckle from the other end of the phone and went on to explain, 
“This one wey you dey visit there na im make me ask because I know say person no just dey wake up visit museum for Nigeria!”
Aha! Imagine that! A huge grin slowly enveloped my face as the realization of the cause of her question hit me.
“You know it’s the same thing I wondered” quipped the museum guide who must have gotten the gist of our conversation by the time I had exchanged pleasantries and hung up the phone. 
“Usually, most of our Nigerian visitors are those based outside the country, usually in the company of their children who are curious about their heritage”, she went on to add. I gave myself a mental pat on the back for belonging to what it seems is a league of extraordinary home-based Nigerians. (Insert smug face)!  

Monday 7 October 2019

WORLD ARCHITECTURE DAY 2019


Architects are united in their excitement world wide today! It's our day- World Architecture Day. It was created by the Union International des Architects (UIA) or the International Union of Architects as it is more popularly known to further underscore the importance of architects, their leadership in the built environment industry and by extension also, their invaluable role in shaping the world we live, work and play in.