Nigeria
Founded in: 1983
+15 artworks in Aworanka
Didi Museum was founded in 1983 by Dr. Newton Jibunoh as a monument to immortalize his only sibling Edith Jibunoh who died at a tender age and of whom Dr. Jibunoh’s first daughter bears a striking resemblance to. It is the first private museum in Nigeria and one of the pioneers of museum and art exhibitions in Nigeria.
About the founder
Born on January 1938, Chief Newton Jibunoh is the founder of Didi Museum. He is also a soil mechanic expert and founder of Fight Against Desert Encroachment (FADE), a non-governmental organization. As the former Chairman of Costain West Africa, he speaks animatedly about his interest that has become his identity. On Didi Museum, he says, it is an educational institution which he traces its genesis to a small room in Apapa, Lagos.
Artists
Some of the artists represented by Didi Museum include:
AJAKAIYE TAIYE
CORNELIUS "TOKS" BROWNE
FORTUNE ANUFORO