Visiting Badagry Musuem and Slave House was interesting and saddening. Historical artifacts dots this space. A guide gave us insight on the prehistoric slave trade, and explained how they were captured and moved across the sea. These landmarks and items need to be preserved on standardized forms. We saw the first story building and slave hub. Good place for students and tourists to visit.
The Badagry Heritage Museum or Badagry slave museum is one of the museums in the Western coast of Africa that extensively narrates and projects what the slave era looks like, this is because badagry itself is one of the biggest slave port during the period of it existence. With original relics and The perfect story, good atmosphere and linked to other tourist attractions in Badagry, Always serves as a great tour experience that is very educative and enlightening for anybody from any part of the world.
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Very nice place to visit
City of slave. This where you will find history about slave trade and slavery. Original relics are still available for you to have a look first hand.
This is a lovely place to visit in order to have an idea of what slave trade was like back in the olden days.
One of the best place for those who have interest in History. The relics, impressions of black days of slavery can be seen here. The famous "Point of no return" is here. The slaves were sent from this point to various country including UK, Belgium and USA etc. for never to return back to there HOMES.
In the early 1500's, slaves were transported from West Africa to America through Badagri. It is reported that Badagri exported no fewer than 550,000 African slaves to America during the period of the American Independence in l787. In addition, slaves were transported to Europe, South America and the Caribbean. The slaves came mainly from West Africa and the neighboring countries of Benin and Togo as well as others parts of Nigeria. The slave trade became the major source of income for the Europeans in Badagri. Slaves were used for buying, canons, guns and other items from outsiders by local influential people and Kings.
Small museum with some interesting artifacts. Helpful staff. The walk to the beach is easy but hot. Historically significant place.
A great place to visit if you love history. Still needs the Government's attention
It's about he exchange 40slaves for an umbrella and many other unbelievable things he exchange for slaves like mud pot, plates. He was a slave merchant. A must see for all.
Just there.. lost its vibe
Too much history here, too much Realising what the ancestors went through is really humbling.
It's a museum which houses relics from the slave era, Badagry being the center of the trade. It's an okay museum but the government could do more than just let the institution fall apart.
It's a National heritage site and this should reflect on the institution .