APD collaborates in the museographic work dedicated to Olusegun Obasanjo

The Olusegun Obasanjo Museum in Abeokuta aims to commemorate the legacy of the two-time president of Nigeria. Acciona Producciones y Diseño has been in charge of carrying out the technical development and museographic execution of the centre, including interactive modules, Original objects and sophisticated audiovisual resources.

Acciona Producciones y Diseño (APD) the technical development and museographic execution of the Olusegun Obasanjo Library and Museum in Abeokuta has been completed (Nigeria). The center is dedicated to the life and work of Obasanjo, Two-time President of Nigeria, and its main objective is to commemorate the legacy of this politician, as well as to present the principles that have guided his life.

The official opening of the museum took place last year 4 and was attended by former Nigerian presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Jonathan Goodluck, former UN Secretary-General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan, and some of the main leaders of the African continent.
The work carried out by APD has followed the design of Ralph Appelbaum Associates (RAA) and have included the production, the assembly and installation of all the exhibition resources, on a surface of 2.300 square meters.

The design combines museographic elements based on traditional African references, with interactive modules, Original objects and sophisticated audiovisual resources. The budget for the work is 4,6 million euros.

One of the challenges of the project has been the logistical complexity derived from the country's infrastructures. In this sense, APD has carried out specific fieldwork to use the available local resources (materials, Suppliers, Collaborators, etc.). Likewise, has trained a local team to carry out the operation and maintenance of the facility from its opening.

The visit to the museum begins on the ground floor, in which the reception and general information area and the Orientation Theater are located, where a short projection allows the visitor to appreciate the figure of Olusegun Obasanjo as the man who has marked the recent history of Nigeria.

The two galleries on the first floor show Obasanjo's political and life trajectory through a chronological development, from his childhood and training to his work at the head of the State and his political legacy.

Among the most significant elements on display are a large sculpture suspended in the atrium of the building, composed of graphic panels made by local artists; Performance Cones, that present various aspects of Obasanjo's life trajectory through audiovisual projections; A large-scale digital interactive map; The Photo Booth in the Nigerian Child Interactive Area, where children can be characterized and photographed in work uniforms of different professions, as doctors, engineers or teachers; and the audiovisual installation African Visionaries, in which various personalities present their impressions of the figure of Obasanjo.

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