Ore Disu has led the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) Institute in Benin City, Nigeria, since January 2022 as its first Director. Ore is a development practitioner with over a decade of experience in cultural programming, research, and stakeholder management for early-stage organizations. She is a strong advocate for people-centred design and planning.
In her talk ‘Updates from the Museum of West Africa, Nigeria’, Disu will discuss the recently opened Museum of West African Art, which is dedicated to the preservation of heritage, the expansion of knowledge and celebration of West African arts and culture. The MOWAA Institute is being developed as a centre of excellence, creating opportunities for African and Diaspora artists and scholars. It will provide exceptional infrastructure and programmes for the preservation, display, research, learning and exchange in arts and culture from a world-class campus in the heart of the historic district of Benin City, Nigeria.
