During the 1960s, the Ayetoro community expanded its economic and social infrastructure beyond fishing and trade to include a number of cooperative enterprises. Among the most notable of these initiatives was the Cooperative Tailoring Workshop, an organised effort to strengthen local skills, provide employment, and…
Hymn-singing was a defining element of worship in the Holy Apostles’ Church at Ayetoro. From the community’s founding in 1947, congregational song in unison became both an expression of devotion and a mechanism of cohesion, reinforcing the collective ethos of the settlement. By the 1950s,…
How effective is your museum’s website? Does it reflect your identity as an organisation? Does it appeal to your visitors and showcase the collection?
How effective is your museum’s website? Does it reflect your identity as an organisation? Does it appeal to your visitors and showcase the collection?
How effective is your museum’s website? Does it reflect your identity as an organisation? Does it appeal to your visitors and showcase the collection?
How effective is your museum’s website? Does it reflect your identity as an organisation? Does it appeal to your visitors and showcase the collection?
In Aiyetoro, music was an essential element of communal life, and drumming in particular occupied a central role in both religious and social gatherings. During community feasts in the 1950s and 1960s, traditional drummers provided not only rhythm for dancing and celebration but also a…
How effective is your museum’s website? Does it reflect your identity as an organisation? Does it appeal to your visitors and showcase the collection?
How effective is your museum’s website? Does it reflect your identity as an organisation? Does it appeal to your visitors and showcase the collection?
How effective is your museum’s website? Does it reflect your identity as an organisation? Does it appeal to your visitors and showcase the collection?
At the edge of the Atlantic, where waves lap gently against the sandy shore, the people of Ayetoro gathered to witness one of their most profound rituals: baptism. In the 1950s, these ceremonies were not simply private moments of faith but great communal occasions. Dressed…
Long after the sun dipped into the Atlantic and the coastal winds grew still, Ayetoro would come alive again. Along the shoreline, hundreds of tiny flames flickered against the darkness — lanterns carefully placed to guide worshippers gathering for the night vigil. To see the…
