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"A commitment to inspiring the next generation of creatives, scholars and cultural practitioners in West Africa."

At the core of MOWAA’s vision is a commitment to inspiring the next generation of creatives, scholars and cultural practitioners in West Africa by re-evaluating the concept of the museum in a 21st-century African context. Your donation today is invaluable as we continue to realise our vision of establishing world-class infrastructure and programming for arts and culture in Nigeria. Thank you.

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Membership & Patron Groups

Leadership Circle

$100,000 (or $25,000 per annum over 4 years)

Recognition as a member of the Leadership Circle
Priority consideration for MOWAA leadership opportunities, including consideration for subcommittees, advisory councils, and special interest groups
VIP engagement and exclusive access to MOWAA events, including invitations to MOWAA’s upcoming exhibitions and annual end-of-year arts and heritage season
Access to all Friends of MOWAA benefits

Friends of MOWAA

Senior Friend $50,000 (or $12,500 per annum over 4 years)

Recognition as a Senior Friend
Special access to MOWAA Campus events, including exhibition openings, evening receptions, artist and curatorial talks, and collaborative community events in Benin City and beyond
Access to all Friends of MOWAA benefits

Friend

$10,000 (or $2,500 per annum over 4 years)

Recognition as a Friend of MOWAA
Invitation and special recognition at MOWAA’s upcoming exhibitions and annual end-of-year arts and heritage season
Access to all Supporters of MOWAA benefits

Supporters of MOWAA

$1,000 (or $250 per annum over 4 years)

Recognition as a Supporter of MOWAA
Access to curated online seminars and programming, research publications, and newsletters
Recognition on MOWAA’s website, promotional brochures, social media, and other related materials

To become a member or learn more about our membership opportunities, please contact us at: donations@wearemowaa.org

Our Donors

Edo State Government 

Federal Foreign Office, Germany

Mellon Foundation  

PI Trust  

The A. G. Leventis Foundation   

The British Museum  
Azura Power

Ford Foundation

Gerda Henkel Foundation

Embassy of France in Nigeria

NNPC Seplat Energy

Gbenga Oyebode

Kehinde Wiley

Myma Belo-Osagie

Phillip Ihenacho

Tope Lawani
Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes

Adriane Iann

Amaechi Uzoigwe

Anshu and Sundeep Bahanda

Batia and Idan Ofer

Christian Levett

David Ladipo

Dotun Sulaiman

Ebele Okobi

Eric Idiahi

Femi Akinsanya

Femi Lijadu

Geralyn Dreyfous

Ike Chioke

Jacob Omorodion

John Adeyemi Adeleke

John Niepold

Kola Aina

Kilian and Riley Taylor

Niyi Adenubi

Mariane Ibrahim

Martine Vice Holter
Eki Gbinigie 

David Bleicken

Oduwole Bakare  

Olukemi Ilesanmi

Our Partners

Federal Ministry of Art, Culture and the Creative Economy, Nigeria  

National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria  

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Germany   

Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (DAI), Germany  

Africa Nature Investors Foundation, Nigeria  

University of Benin, Nigeria  

University of Cambridge, United Kingdom  

University of Ibadan, Nigeria

University of Oxford, United Kingdom 

Wessex Archaeology, United Kingdom

National Gallery of Art (NGA), Nigeria

Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization (CBAAC), Nigeria