Originally designed to house 690 inmates, the Kurmawa Prison is set to take on a new life as a public cultural landmark. [Getty Images/Aminu Abubakar] The conversion of Kurmawa into a museum is ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The Philadelphia Museum of Art held a special ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday night to unveil a new exhibit. Ink and Gold: Art of the Kano is the largest collection of Kano art ...

Kano State Government on Monday announced plans to convert the century-old Kurmawa Maximum Security Prison into a museum. Kurmawa Prison, built in 1910 by the British colonial government within the ...

Kano — THE German Ambassador for Dialogue with Islamic world, Mr. Gunter Mulack, has donated N3million to the National Museum in Kano for the second phase of the on going re-erection work of the ...

Gidan Makama Museum or Kano Museum is situated in Kano. This building served as temporary palace of Kano before the current palace, Gidan Rumfa was constructed in the 15th century. It has significant ...

The Kano State Government has unveiled plans to transform the 115-year-old Kurmawa Maximum Security Prison into a museum to preserve the state’s colonial and cultural heritage. Built in 1910 by the ...