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Emergence Of Contemporary Public Outdoor Sculptures In Western Nigeria

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Public outdoor sculptures is defined within the context of this study as any outdoor sculptures that are commissioned and executed by government and its agents, township associations and communities. Public outdoor sculptures are part and parcel of modern Nigerian art. Similarly, the workshops and art schools initiated by the catholic missionaries can not be left out when discussing the emergence of public outdoor sculptures, because it was the products of these workshops that actually started the installation of public outdoor Read More

Sierra Leone’s National Heritage

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INTRODUCTION The term museum is from Ancient Greek, Mouseoin, which means “the place sacred to the muses.” According to Greek Mythology Mouseoin was the temple of muses, the nine goddesses that presided over poetry, songs, the arts, sciences and learning. In Greek Mythology the nine goddesses were the daughters of Zeus, the King of the gods and Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory. The Greeks believed that the muses lived on Mount Olympus with their leader, the god Apollo (American Association Read More