Digital Artifact Haven Unveiled: IHS Nigeria and NCMM Introduce Nigeria's Premier Digital Museum of Ancient Relics
The National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) and IHS Nigeria recently launched the NCMM Digital Museum, marking a significant milestone in modernizing the preservation and promotion of Nigeria's cultural assets. This pioneering platform brings real-life Nigerian antiquities into an immersive online environment, where over 200 artefacts have been 3D scanned and digitally exhibited [1][2][3].
The digital museum's success reinforces IHS Nigeria's commitment to the innovative use of technology to promote education, transform communities, and drive economic growth. Mohamad Darwish, CEO of IHS Nigeria, emphasizes the transformative impact of the digital museum on preserving, promoting, and making accessible Nigeria's cultural heritage [4].
The partnership between the NCMM and IHS Nigeria sets a new benchmark for public-private partnerships. The collaboration underscores IHS Nigeria's commitment to sustainability and its role in helping foster cultural preservation and digital education [6]. Hannatu Musawa, Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, hopes that the digital museum will serve as a starting point for building a digital repository of Nigerian antiquities [7].
The digital museum aims to make Nigeria's cultural assets more accessible to a global audience. By making centuries-old artefacts accessible globally through the internet, the digital museum contributes to preserving and promoting Nigeria's cultural heritage [1][2]. Each object in the digital museum is tagged with relevant educational material to provide viewers with more information [1][2].
The digital museum's launch aligns with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's Renewed Hope Agenda. The project promotes Nigeria’s cultural heritage on the global stage, fostering national pride, and supporting the creative economy via innovative public-private partnerships [2].
The digital museum's immersive environment engages younger, tech-savvy audiences and broadens public engagement with Nigeria’s cultural legacy beyond physical museum visitors [1][2]. It is designed to make Nigeria's heritage more accessible to a wider audience, creating a growing digital repository that will continually expand to include more cultural assets [1][2].
The unveiling of the digital museum was carried out by the Director General of the NCMM, Olugbile Holloway. Over 200 actual antiquities from the National Museum Lagos have been 3D scanned and placed in the digital museum's immersive environment [8].
In conclusion, the NCMM Digital Museum represents a significant milestone in modernizing the preservation and promotion of Nigeria's cultural assets. It demonstrates the power of public-private sector partnerships and underscores the transformative impact of technology on education, community development, and economic growth. [1][2][5]
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