Fela's Kalakuta Museum Officially Opens [In Pictures]
Tuesday, October 16, 2012Omoba
The home of the late
Afrobeat Legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti which has now been transformed
into a museum was opened to the general public at an inauguration ceremony at
7, Gbemisola Street, Ikeja in Lagos yesterday.
The ground floor
houses the reception, a coffee shop, souvenir shop and offices for managers of
the building. The first floor, which was Fela’s living quarters, has being
converted into the main gallery floor where visitors can view exhibits on the
late legend. Apart from the main gallery, there are four exhibition rooms
including Fela’s bedroom which is left largely intact but inaccessible to
visitors.
The second floor is
converted into a four-room hotel where people can lodge. While the roof top is
the entertainment floor where people can unwind. A band stand, restaurant and a
bar are already in place at the open space where people can enjoy cool breeze
and look at Ikeja from a vantage height.
The Kalakuta Museum is
conceived and managed by Total Consult – a reputable firm of architects and
builders of numerous projects and proudly supported by the Lagos state
government.
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| Fela's Shoes |
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| Fela Anikulapo-Kuti's grave at the Kalakuta Museum in Ikeja with a schnapps bottle on the left. |
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