A New Month, A New Artistic Encounter at Didi Museum

A New Month, A New Artistic Encounter at Didi Museum

Welcome to November! As we step into a new month, Didi Museum is delighted to invite our friends, patrons, art enthusiasts and the wider cultural community to another exciting encounter with contemporary art, memory and creative possibilities.

We begin the month with the opening of An Ecology of Possibilities: A Mapping of Artistic Afterlives, a

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A Weekend of Culture, Music & Encounters at Didi Museum

A Weekend of Culture, Music & Encounters at Didi Museum

This weekend, Didi Museum invites you to step into a vibrant celebration of culture, community and connection. We are bringing together two distinct experiences that speak to different dimensions of our cultural lives: the rhythms of nostalgia and the deeper possibilities of indigenous language, spirituality and knowledge.

Whether you are looking

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An Invitation from Didi Museum: KISSING — Notes on Love, Desire and Other Confessions

An Invitation from Didi Museum: KISSING — Notes on Love, Desire and Other Confessions

Dear Didi Museum Community,

We are delighted to share an invitation to KISSING — Notes on Love, Desire and Other Confessions, an upcoming spoken word performance featuring poets and storytellers Belinda Doubara Yanga and Chukky Enyi Ibe, whose creative work explores the intricate landscapes of love, intimacy, desire, and human vulnerability.

As a

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Flora Nwapa: Efuru at the Threshold

Flora Nwapa: Efuru at the Threshold

And what do we owe the women whose words made it possible for generations to imagine themselves differently?

In 1966, Flora Nwapa (1931–1993) became the first African woman to be internationally published in English with Efuru. Her work opened new possibilities for African women’s literary expression, bringing voices and experiences that had long

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CAVEAT EMPTOR

CAVEAT EMPTOR

BUYER BEWARE — NO PERSON OR ENTITY IS AUTHORISED TO SELL, RESELL, BROKER, TRANSFER, OR OTHERWISE REPRESENT AN OBJECT AS PART OF THE DIDI MUSEUM PERMANENT COLLECTION WITHOUT VERIFIED AUTHORISATION FROM DIDI MUSEUM FOUNDATION.

The permanent collection of Didi Museum Foundation (“Didi Museum”) comprises artworks, artefacts, cultural and heritage

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Welcome to Didi Museum

Welcome to Didi Museum

Welcome to the official Substack of Didi Museum.

Since its establishment in 1983, Didi Museum has existed as more than a space for displaying works of art. It has been a place where art, culture, history, memory and people meet. A space for encountering the many ways in which we understand ourselves and the worlds we have inherited.

Today, we are

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