The National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Lagos State branch, said on Wednesday it hosted about 32,369 visitors in the first half of the year.

Head of Department, Educational Services and Training at the museum, Oloruntosin Olanrewaju, disclosed this to journalists in Lagos.

Mr Olanrewaju said this was an appreciable increase compared to the 17,442 visitor statistics generated within the same period in 2023.

According to him, the visitors cut across foreigners, children and adults of different age groups.

He said, “We have been able to attract a good number of tourists into the museum in the first half of the year; we had 32,369 visitors. We hope to surpass this figure in the second half of the year. We have more pupils and students coming from various schools to learn and complement what they have been taught in school. People also come for research purposes.’’

Mr Olanrewaju urged Nigerians, especially Lagos residents, to visit the museum, saying it accommodates artefacts, antiquities, monoliths and other materials with huge cultural and historical significance.

(NAN)