Until September 1, 2018:

NIGERIAN FESTIVAL AT NAIROBI GALLERY

Nigerian Festival at Nairobi Gallery

This year’s long festival is ongoing at the Nairobi Gallery in the city centre.  There is an outstanding collection of Nigerian contemporary art and textiles on display at the Gallery till September 1st 2018 from 2 to 6pm.

As part of the Nigerian Festivities in the Nairobi city centre, the parking lot of the  oldest building in Nairobi, the Old PC’s Office, will be transformed into a Nigerian village, with weavers, fashionistas, artists and craftspeople vying with  Ibo dancers and Yoruba talking drummers. Inside the Nairobi Gallery, as from October lst, there will be an outstanding collection of Nigerian contemporary art and textiles.

Photos from first Nigerian Festival by African Heritage in 1972

Seychelloise model Bertha August showing embroidered Nigerian tie-dye as the Nigerian high commissioner and Kenyan ministers Mwai Kibaki and Dr. Njoroge Mungai look on.
Seychelloise model Bertha August showing embroidered Nigerian tie-dye as the Nigerian high commissioner and Kenyan ministers Mwai Kibaki and Dr. Njoroge Mungai look on.
Nigerian musicians.
Nigerian musicians.
Famed print maker from Nigeria Bruce Onobrakpeya.
Famed print maker from Nigeria Bruce Onobrakpeya.
Nigerian bead artist Jimoh Buraimoh with Kenyan artist Louis Mwaniki.
Nigerian bead artist Jimoh Buraimoh with Kenyan artist Louis Mwaniki.