Badagry Slave Museum and Black History Museum
Badagry Slave Museum and Black History Museum
4.5
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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BRIEF HISTORY OF BADAGRY Badagry was founded around 1425 A.D. before its existence, people have been living along the Coast of Gberefu, which later gave birth to Badagry. Fishing, Farming, salt making from ocean water were the main occupation of the people. The natives believe that Badagry was founded by a famous farmer called ‘Agbedeh’ who lived at Gberefu Sea Beach and maintained a farm land across the lagoon in the present Badagry. ‘Greme’ means farm in Ogu language and the people who visited Agbede’s farm, when asked, would say they went to ‘Agbedegreme’ meaning agbede’s farm. The word was later coined to Agbadarigi by the Yoruba settlers and was later corrupted to Badagry by the European slave merchants before the end of the senteenth century. The people of Badagry are heterogenous. They are mainly Ogu of Whydah, Whra, Wheme and Ga/Ewe clans who migrated from the former Dahomey and Awori-Yoruba who are descendants of Oduduwa of Western Nigeria. The traditions of
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Evans A
Lagos, Nigeria27 contributions
Jan 2017 • Friends
well, i must say that the town badagry is really filled with history, but this slave sites exceptionally give me the chills and almost brings me to tears, its really a nice place to be especially if you are history buff and fascinated about the slave trade. The people of badagry are also welcoming and i find them very friendly and willing to assist you with the slightest information; its really a place to visit.
Written 10 March 2017
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tour2nigeria
Lagos, Nigeria65 contributions
Aug 2016 • Business
Badagry tour is one of the best tour package I will recommend to clients because of the history the town holds. The minute you get to the front gate of the Seriki Abass Museum(which housed the slaves) you will get this nostalgic feeling of stepping into history, the Slave history. And up to the point when you jump on the 10mins boat ride to the famous Point of No Return Island your excitement level will keep rising. It's one tour you don't want to miss when in Lagos.
Written 24 August 2016
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Chidera
Paris, France9 contributions
July 2018 • Family
The visit was worth the travel as it is 2 hours from Lagos.
We began with certain spots in the town. Then, step by step we reached the point of no return. All was well explained and described (pictures, posters, objects, scuptures...). It was very interesting.
We have the following suggestions for improvement :
- adding a formula including foods & drinks where visitors can take a break, especially for a full day tour
- facilitating the boarding of and aloihting from the boat, for example, by putting a step on the dock
- making the beach (at the point of no return) cleaner
- some information is refundant (we hear the same information from one spot to another)
It is important to have this kind of place in Nigeria for the sake of memory.
Our guide, Sekonji (hope we spelled his name right, from Jinuset travel) is awesome, he does a great job!
I wish I had more time to enjoy this tour and I'm happy I could make it.
We began with certain spots in the town. Then, step by step we reached the point of no return. All was well explained and described (pictures, posters, objects, scuptures...). It was very interesting.
We have the following suggestions for improvement :
- adding a formula including foods & drinks where visitors can take a break, especially for a full day tour
- facilitating the boarding of and aloihting from the boat, for example, by putting a step on the dock
- making the beach (at the point of no return) cleaner
- some information is refundant (we hear the same information from one spot to another)
It is important to have this kind of place in Nigeria for the sake of memory.
Our guide, Sekonji (hope we spelled his name right, from Jinuset travel) is awesome, he does a great job!
I wish I had more time to enjoy this tour and I'm happy I could make it.
Written 6 August 2018
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Thanks Chidera.
We appreciate all your observations and rating of our destination and tour services, we promise to work on the under-developed area along with other stakeholders and to upkeep the areas of accolades. we look forward to seeing more of you.
Setonji.
Tour Director.
Written 10 August 2018
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annmajek
Portland, OR56 contributions
Mar 2017 • Friends
This is my second trip to the museum and honestly I was disappointed. First off, more money should be spent on the museum and its surroundings. I get the impression that Nigeria was behind the times in cultivating and securing the slave relics and memorabilia so they slapped together some chains and cannons and call that a museum. The cost to walk through 900 square feet is 1000 naira, the cost to ride the boat through the lagoon if 1500 naira then approx. 1/2 mile walk to the Atlantic Ocean. Honestly the biggest turn off is all the TRASH. There is no effort to clean the place up. The beach was littered with bottles, plastic water baggies, and other filth that it distracted from the entire experience. Being a student of African American history, that history is rich enough without making stuff up. I found the "memory well" story completely fantastical and something that was added in for shock value because it was not there on my first trip through. The guide said on the walk to the Atlantic Ocean the soon to be enslaved people were given a drink to make them lose their memory. If that's true, then why does Yoruba cultural themes still exist in the new world? They may have been given liquor but not a memory erasing drug. A general clean up of the area is very much needed if you want to attract tourist.
Written 26 March 2017
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PrasantaP
Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India18 contributions
July 2014 • Friends
I along with my friends went to Badagry to visit the museum and to enjoy the weekend. The travel from Lagos to Badagry was a painful one courtesy the poor road condition. We reached there with a lot of hope to see the unforgettable history of the Africa, to feel it and live it for some moment. The arrangements was too poor, no signboards, no proper information. First we could not able to find the location of the museum. Asked few local guys and they guided us to two small rooms which they called as museums. We paid around 500 Naira per person in order to get into this. The guide seemed to be competent and he demonstrated how the slaves were tied up with chains and how they used shut their mouth with a iron wrapper. Few guys among us tried the same. There are some paintings as well as inside the small room which depicts how badly the slaves were treated. We spent there about 15 minutes. Though We could able to realize the pain and sufferings of the Slaves, but things could have made much better, with some audio visual description. I think there will be end less stories to be told about the slavery trade where a Badagry played a major role as a depature point for slaves to the unknown lands of North America, South America and Europe. Then in the Next part the guide shown us a river which we need to cross in order to see the route through which they used to take slaves to the sea. We reserved a boat and crossed the river and reached in a area which looks like a Delta/small peninsula. We found sign boards like first point of depart, second point of depart and final point of depart in that route. We found a Well there with no water inside it, As per the guide the water is poisonous(man feel unconscious) and slaves were given the water of that well to drink. After that they felt unconsciousness and they could able to fit so many slaves in a small chamber in the ships which used to carry them. We walked around 1 Km and reached at the Sea shore. Unfortunately no arrangements of seating, no shades were there, nothing to eat there as well. It would have better if the Govt has taken some care to that beach and could have used that beach as a tourist attraction. We could able to relate our self with the way the slaves were treated, but much could have been done by the local administration and govt. to preserve the place and to make it a major tourist attraction. I have added only 1 photo, will add some more later.
Written 28 June 2015
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ectravelermd
Washington DC, DC181 contributions
Nov 2015 • Couples
We drove from Lagos to Badagry for the day, this museum was on my to see list. The museum is small (one room) but it does contain some interesting relics. The young man who did the tour was very informative, I enjoyed hearing about the history.
I do think more could be done in the Badagry area around the slave trade, some money and time is needed. I do recommend a visit as there is history told that I do not know if many people are aware of outside of the area.
Please be aware the road conditions are very poor from Lagos to Badagry. I would do it again but there are many potholes which slows down traffic and makes the trip longer than necessary.
I do think more could be done in the Badagry area around the slave trade, some money and time is needed. I do recommend a visit as there is history told that I do not know if many people are aware of outside of the area.
Please be aware the road conditions are very poor from Lagos to Badagry. I would do it again but there are many potholes which slows down traffic and makes the trip longer than necessary.
Written 25 November 2015
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Thanks for your review Ectraveler. Pls we look forward to more suggestions to serve our tourists to Badagry more professionally and adequately. Thanks.
Written 14 November 2016
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Uduma
Lagos, Nigeria53 contributions
Dec 2014 • Family
I visited the the 1st storey building in Nigeria and the Slave Trade museum with my family. Visitors should not expect anything particularly spectacular because while the management have tried to keep this place as a museum housing pieces of history, it could be much improved upon. The local authorities should invest in preserving this place better and make it easier for tourists and others to visit.
Written 13 January 2015
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sisi v
1 contribution
May 2018 • Friends
I had the opportunity to visit the first story building in Nigeria, the building is currently 173 years old.
The first educational system in Nigeria started in Badagry, where the first primary school was established by the Wesleyan missionary in 1843 and was named nursey of the infant which later became St Thomas Anglican Nursery and Primary School.
Education in Nigeria was started by 40 men and those 40 men spent 12 years in primary school.
Nursery of infant school was founded by Rev Golmer in 1845, later on, the first secondary school in Badagry was founded in 1955.
Samuel Ajayi Crowther was the first African bishop that translated the holy bible from English to Yoruba.
Samuel was his baptismal name, Ajayi was his native name and Crowther was his master name.he was captured has a slave in Osun at the age of 12.
when the missionary came to Africa they came with seven laborers three carpenters and four bricklayers.
I also saw the Agia Tree where the first Christmas and Christianity took place, the tree fell a year before our independence which was 1959.
Mr. Claudus Phillips was the first teacher in Nigeria. the missionaries came to Nigeria with three goals which are, religious knowledge, Agricultural Science, and education, and those three things are been practice up to date.
It was a wonderful experience so far, I got to learn about the history of Christianity in Nigeria, how it started, who wrote the bible and also the
the first teacher in Nigeria.
The first educational system in Nigeria started in Badagry, where the first primary school was established by the Wesleyan missionary in 1843 and was named nursey of the infant which later became St Thomas Anglican Nursery and Primary School.
Education in Nigeria was started by 40 men and those 40 men spent 12 years in primary school.
Nursery of infant school was founded by Rev Golmer in 1845, later on, the first secondary school in Badagry was founded in 1955.
Samuel Ajayi Crowther was the first African bishop that translated the holy bible from English to Yoruba.
Samuel was his baptismal name, Ajayi was his native name and Crowther was his master name.he was captured has a slave in Osun at the age of 12.
when the missionary came to Africa they came with seven laborers three carpenters and four bricklayers.
I also saw the Agia Tree where the first Christmas and Christianity took place, the tree fell a year before our independence which was 1959.
Mr. Claudus Phillips was the first teacher in Nigeria. the missionaries came to Nigeria with three goals which are, religious knowledge, Agricultural Science, and education, and those three things are been practice up to date.
It was a wonderful experience so far, I got to learn about the history of Christianity in Nigeria, how it started, who wrote the bible and also the
the first teacher in Nigeria.
Written 7 June 2018
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Hi Sisi V,
Thanks for your review and we promise to maintain and uphold these histories and monuments, likewise our tour operations services.
Thanks as we look forward to see or hear from you again.
Tour Director.
Written 13 June 2018
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_uaruoture
Lagos, Nigeria1 contribution
May 2017 • Friends
Was a wonderful experience, especially the trip to the "Point of No Return" of which i was fortunate to have returned (smiles). Any glitch? - i didnt wear comfortable shoes for the long walk and my phone's battery ran down so i missed the chance of taking more pictures. The tour guide (Mr Seton) was superb and even threw in extra services
Written 2 May 2017
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We're glad to hear this and we promise to improve our good services regularly.
Written 3 May 2017
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Confidence
Ikeja, Nigeria41 contributions
Mar 2017 • Friends
I felt like i was involved when i saw the chains used to shackle blacks during the slave trade period. The museums tells the story of the reality of history. I recommend this site as an attraction. My clients enjoyed my trip with them to the museum as their tour guide.
Written 21 March 2017
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barong n
Lagos, Nigeria
Hello, please how much would it cost to visit the museums as well as Ajayi crowthers house?
Written 1 February 2021
The Eniola Adeyemi
Lagos State, Nigeria
Good Afternoon, i would love to know how much it would cost to visit the Badagry Museum
Written 20 January 2019
Hi Rasheedat, we have a group trip to Badagry coming up in January(26th) 2019 and it will be a pleasure to have you join us for it. Please call +2348160927181. You can also check us out on facebook | Instagram | Twitter: @thmplanner
Written 29 December 2018
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