MUSEUM OF NOK ART AND CULTURE, NOK
MUSEUM OF NOK ART AND CULTURE, NOK
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1988-10
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TURAKI, DAUDA
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ABSTRACT
This is intended to give a brief, comprehensive
summary of the context of the thesis.
Chapter one is the introduction which lead us to
what Culture is all about in general and the brief
history of Nok Culture. It further on to treat the
relief, drainage, geology of the Nok sites in Nigeria
while the need to preserve Nok Culture finalized the
chapter.
Chapter two on the other hand, examines Museums
in general, literature review and case studies of
National Museum of western Art, Tokyo, Gallery of
Modern Art Turin, National Museum Lagos, National
Museum Jos, National Museum Kaduna, and Esie Museum
in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara state.
Chapter three briefly treats tourism. It examines
what tourism is all about, tourism potentials in states
affected by Nok Culture. This chapter also gives the
relationship between Museums and Tourism in Nigeria.
The chapter concluded by treating transport and
accommodation for tourists.
Chapter four examines the problems existing in
Museum design. These problems include, security
against theft, fire and damage. The chapter also
treats ventilation, climatic condition control and
conservation, circulation, layout of display area and
display elements.
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Chapter five examines Ham Architecture and the
existing infrastructures for reason of design concept
adaptation.
Chapter six examines the proposed site for this
project. It also discussed the factors affecting the
choice of the site, the advantages and disadvantages
involve, analysis of the site and the site concept.
The. final chapter (that is chapter seven) gives
the summary of the whole design from the early stage
to the final stage.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POST-GRADUATE
SCHOOL, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, IN PARTIAL
FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE
OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE.
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE
Keywords
MUSEUM, NOK ART, CULTURE,, NOK