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1. Nike Art Gallery Abuja
Nike Okundaye's Abuja gallery on Airport Road, expanded in 2023 with a textile museum, a training centre for women and young people and a large display of Nigerian art.
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2. Tarkwa Bay Beach
Tarkwa Bay is a sheltered, artificial beach beside the entrance to Lagos Harbour, reached only by boat and popular for swimming, water sports and lazy weekend days.
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3. Lekki Arts and Crafts Market
Also called the Jakande or Oba Elegushi market, the Lekki Arts and Crafts Market is a large market of carvings, paintings, fabrics, beadwork and leather goods.
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4. Wuse Market
Abuja's largest open market, in Wuse Zone 2 between Sani Abacha Way and Herbert Macaulay Way, selling textiles, crafts, jewellery, fashion, electronics and fresh food.
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5. Badagry Heritage Museum
A day trip to Badagry, 69 kilometres west of Lagos, centres on its Heritage Museum and slave-trade sites such as the Point of No Return on Gberefu Island.
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6. Thought Pyramid Art Centre
A contemporary art centre on Libreville Crescent in Wuse 2 that exhibits and promotes Nigerian artists, with branches in Lagos, Benin City and Oghara.
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7. Terra Kulture Arena
Founded in 2003, Terra Kulture is a Victoria Island arts centre whose 450-seat Arena stages Nigerian musicals and plays, alongside a gallery, bookshop and restaurant.
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8. MUSON Centre
Home of the Musical Society of Nigeria since 1995, the MUSON Centre in Onikan hosts classical concerts, an annual festival and Nigeria's leading music school.
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