Badagry Heritage Museum
About This Museum
Walking into the Badagry Heritage Museum feels less like entering a building and more like stepping directly onto the path of history. This isn't your typical quiet, hallowed hall; it's a deeply moving and sobering experience housed in the very space where enslaved people were once held before their forced journey across the Atlantic. The air itself feels heavy with memory. You follow a narrative path through a series of modest, white-washed rooms, each one telling a chapter of a story that is both heartbreaking and essential.
Collection Highlights
You'll come face-to-face with chillingly simple artifacts: heavy wrought-iron chains and shackles that feel impossibly small, ancient cannons that guarded the lagoon, and faded documents detailing the trade. One of the most powerful exhibits is a model of a slave ship's lower deck, a visceral display of the inhuman crowding that will stay with you long after you leave.
Visitor Information
Give yourself at least an hour to really absorb everything. It's located right on Lander Road by the Marina, so it's easy to find. Just be prepared for an emotional visit—it’s impactful and somber, but absolutely vital.
Architecture & Building
The museum is set in a traditional, single-story Brazilian-style building with whitewashed walls and a simple, unassuming presence that belies the profound history contained within.
Contact & Location
Address: Badagry, Lagos, 103101, Nigeria
Phone: 0907 324 7496
