Oron Museum is a museum in Oron, Nigeria. The museum was established in 1958 to accommodate eight hundred known ancestral figures (Ekpu Oro) of the Oron people which are believed to be among the oldest and finest surviving wood carvings in Africa. During the civil war, many of the wood carvings were looted and the museum was damaged. In 1975, the museum was reinaugurated and today houses the remains of the wooden sculptures and other ethnographic materials from across Nigeria. The museum also has displays of bunkers used during the civil war as well as a crafts village. In 2023, the governor of Akwa Ibom state, Pastor Umo Eno renovated the Oron Museum.
Oron Museum is located in Calabar, Nigeria. Its specific geographic coordinates are latitude 4.8276 and longitude 8.2309.
The museum was established in 1958, making it a significant historical institution in the region.
national museum in Oron, Nigeria... It is a key destination for those interested in culture and history in Nigeria.
