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Kuti Heritage Museum
The Kuti Heritage Museum is a newly renovated building which now serves as a tourist attraction in Abeokuta. The Museum, now a top sight in the city of Abeokuta, used to be the home to the parents of the Legendary Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, Mr. Israel Oludotun Ransome-Kuti and Mrs. Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti. The Museum now has an aesthetic landscape, a proper management and creative setups aimed at promoting tourism, culture & the African heritage, and to preserve the monuments of the Kuti’s inspiring culture. Kuti Heritage Museum is definitely your pick on your next trip or vacation.
For years, the twin building that served as home to Fela’s parent, Mr and Mrs. Ransome-Kuti in Isabo, Abeokuta, was in a despicable state. The structures were dilapidating, due to erosion and it was being abused by squatters and residents who turned the house into a refuse dump.
The renovation however started with Architect Theo Lawson who is known to be a promoter of art legacies, and African culture, plus he had a directional passion to preserve the Kuti’s legacy like he had done before; reconstructing the Afro beat legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti’s former residence at Gbemisola Street, Ikeja, Lagos into the now popular Kalakuta Museum in Lagos. Together with the Kuti family, they started the renovation that turned the building into a beauty, receiving massive support from the Ogun State Government.