Museum of West African Art

Benin City, Nigeria | David Adjaye

Project: Museum of West African Art

Alternate Names: Edo Museum of West African Art

Location: Benin City, Nigeria

Architect: David Adjaye

Completed: 2025

Type: Museum

Status: Open to the public

Website: wearemowaa.org

Address: 1 Benin Sapele Rd, Oka, Benin City, Edo, Nigeria

GPS Coordinates: 6°19′45″N 5°37′22″E

Phone: (+234) 07014501887

Email: info@wearemowaa.org

Learn More

Museum of West African Art (MOWAA), Adjaye Associates

Museum of West African Art, Wikipedia

See David Adjaye’s Designs for a New Museum of West African Art in Benin City, ARTNews

Edo Museum of West African Art, Benin City, Architectura Viva

The fallout from Nigeria’s spectacular $25m museum and the Benin Bronzes, BBC

David Adjaye Plans the New Edo Museum of West African Art in Nigeria, designboom