I remember the day of Fela’s death like it was yesterday. I was only 4 years old at the time but I knew something terrible had happened. I remember hearing that Fela was sick before that time and that he refused to go to a hospital.

The Kalakuta Museum can be classified as a specialty museum in that it focuses on one subject area, which is the life and times of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti.



Until his death in 1997, Fela Kuti was a Nigerian musician and activist whose life and death was riddled with a lot of controversies. Also known as “Abami Eda” Fela used the lyrical content of his music to criticize Military rulers, particularly Olusegun Aremu Obasanjo.

To this day, a number of young musicians and activists ascribe their courage to Fela’s ideas and they have gone on to sample a number of his works. Case in Point, Burna Boy, Wizkid, Tu Baba and a host of other artists.

History of the Kalakuta Museum

The current location of the Kalakuta museum served as Fela’s abode while he was alive. Almost everything Fela touched and used in his last days has been preserved in this space. From his toothbrush and soap to his pants and shoes, everything is on display at this museum to help you understand and relive life through Fela’s eyes.



In 1974, Fela was thrown into prison for “corruption of minors and possession of cannabis”. He spent 11 months in a cell called ‘Kalakuta’ and that was where the name “Kalakuta Republic” was born. Upon his release, the music icon renamed his residence in Ikeja Kalakuta Republic.

To read more, visit: https://www.jadesunfilteredlife.com/visit-the-fela-kalakuta-museum-ikeja

Ok. so I'll visit a museum to see someone's underwear. Ngwanu, no problem.
I wonder when we'll stop supporting mediocrity.

Haven't you heard of penis and vagina museums?
What of museum of broken relationships or museum of noodles what of dog collar museum, museum of death, British lawnmower museum, Barney Smith toilet seat art museum among others
Let me guess if it isn't by a white skinned person it's mediocrity

Couldn't it be in a glass display case?

There were some in the glass case but there were some displayed as is. I think they tried to leave things the way they were when he died.

nlPoster:
Couldn't it be in a glass display case?